2n water pump

How do I test a 2n coil to see if it is good?

If you just want to check for continuity of the coil windings, check the top post to the bottom curley wire.. it should read almost a short.. in fact.. on anything but an expensive meter.. it is goin to read 0-1 ohms.. that tells you it is not open.. but primary winding still REALLY could be shorted.

Top post to the bottom flat spring should read much higher in the low single digit K's.. say.. 4k-7k.. again.. only shows continuity.. still possiblt to have some shorted windings in the secondary.

If you have the tractor available.. hook it up and spin the engine over and see if you have sparks on the spark plug lines.. or even pull the distribuitor, and clamp it in your vice, and use a battery and jumper wires to hook it up.. and have a spark plug wire and plug to test in each socket.. use a screwdriver or anything to spin the distribuitor cam drive over..

so.. what's the water pump question?

Soundguy

This communicating by computer is totally new to me, but I can see how great it will be to be able to get info from those with much knowledge about the N series Ford tractors. My brother and I have a 46 2N that our daddy bought in the mid fifties.

If it isn't leaking out the weep hole, or isn't making whiney noise or wobbling from a bad bearing.. it's probably working.

What makes you ask?

Soundguy