Dell, someone is asking you to be a mind reader again!From a previous post: "6Volt system... I hooked a 12 volt up...It started with the 12 volt battery, after a bit...I tried to restart after I ran it 30 minutes, but no go." He was advised by Joe(IN): "If you hooked the 12V battery up to the tractor with the battery cables instead of just to the starter only via jumper cables, then you've pretty much cooked the voltage regulator and that's why you don't see ammeter movement and the 6V battery keeps falling flat." In my opinion (and I WILL defer to professional mechanics or those with more Ford experience), this was good advice, and you should have taken it, Hopeful. There is a procedure to bypass the voltage regulator for testing purposes. I think that was given to you also; but several of the posters on this thread can repeat it for you if you need it. If you have not already replaced the voltage regulator, I think this test would be an excellent use of your time. In addition, the fact that you see no static discharge of approx. 3 amps when the ignition is first turned on indicates you have fried your coil or points or maybe the ballast resistor, although I don't have enough experience with these Ford to know which is the likely culprit. If you think the ammeter is bad, substitute an aftermarket one in. They're not too expensive. Or you can test the ammeter you have with a battery and appropriate resistor using Ohm's Law. I would be happy to help you with this; I'm sure others would also. I gently and respectfully suggest you put down the toolkit for a little while and do some appropriate reading from the aricles you see listed on the left hand side of this page. A. Bohemian...Good Day!
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