12 volt kit

When we installed the alternator yesterday we discovered that the brackets stick out too far. The hood can not be put back on the tractor. I called the telephone number at Yesterday's Tractors and was informed that they could not provide technical advice, even for their own products and refered me to this forum. I hope that somebody else has experienced this problem and can help me solve it.

The kit includes a resistor but should I replace the six volt coil and battery with twelve volt components?

Thanks in advance.

TK

As far as the ignition coil and resistor, you can EITHER use the existing 6 volt coil but add the external voltage dropping (12 to 6) ballast resistior in series in the ignition circuit AFTER the ignition switch and BEFORE the coil ORRRRR RRRRR ELSE buy a new full true 12 volt rated coil and dont use any ballast. If the old coil is good I see no reason to run out n buy a new 12 volt coil especially if you alrady have a ballast to use !!!!! !!!

GROUNDING ISSUES In the event you have to change from positive to negative ground (most alllll l alternators are neg ground) you would have to swap the ammeter leads or else it will read bass ackwards and the coil should be wired to match the battery polarity, i.e. - terminal to distributor for Neg ground with + receiving voltage from the switch/ballast AGAIN this is if you were previously at pos ground and only now changing over to negative !!!!! !!

John T

Randy