LJS30
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According to my manual it's a positive ground. So, I have positive of my battery grounded and the negative going to the solenoid. My distributor is turning and my points are opening and closing.
1958 Ford 861 Tractor
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So now do you have the power hooked up to the negative side of the coil and on the positive side of the coil going to the distributor and do you have a 6 volt coil ?
LJS30
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Yup six volt coil installed with good connections.
So if you check for power to the negative side of the coil with a test light ground to the positive of the battery you have power with the key on ?
If no power,check ignition switch.
If you have power,attach the test light to the negative side and have someone crank the tractor as you hold the test light to the positive side and it should blink as your points are opening and closing,,,Is so,then your coil is bad!!!
To test coil since it is positive ground,disconnect all wires to coil,run power to negative side and run a attach a ground to your block,have coil wire with in sparking distance of the block and tap the positive side with your grounded wire and that coil should spark every time it is grounded it is what your points do...
If no power,check ignition switch.
If you have power,attach the test light to the negative side and have someone crank the tractor as you hold the test light to the positive side and it should blink as your points are opening and closing,,,Is so,then your coil is bad!!!
To test coil since it is positive ground,disconnect all wires to coil,run power to negative side and run a attach a ground to your block,have coil wire with in sparking distance of the block and tap the positive side with your grounded wire and that coil should spark every time it is grounded it is what your points do...
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