Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem

Posted by Randy Glasnapp on January 03, 2006 at 10:24:30 from (216.192.195.7):

In Reply to: Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem posted by El Toro on January 03, 2006 at 03:41:21:

You were correct.

I was getting almost a 6v drop while starting and apparently this was enough of a voltage drop to make the coil not fire. While I knew I had an old battery I thought the Commercial Heavy Duty battery charger/starter would provide enough volts and amps. I thought the starter would have dropped off line before the coil didn't get enough power to operate ... I was obviously wrong.

I connected another battery directly to the coil and the plugs fired as advertised. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the engine to start even with starter fluid ... but at least now the plugs are firing at the proper time.

Next step is to get a new battery and look at my carbureation system.

By the way, regarding the connections to the solenoid ... I had disconnected the wiring harness as I did not want the 12v to power 6v controls/gauges/sensors until I had the engine running on 12v. I wanted as simple a system as possible.

Thanks for your help and insights ... Randy

Replies:

• Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem El Toro 12:58:42 01/03/06 (4)
  • Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem Randy Glasnapp 17:16:16 01/04/06 (3)
    • Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem El Toro 20:40:44 01/04/06 (2)
      • Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem Randy Glasnapp 08:03:08 01/05/06 (1)
        • Re: 6v to 12v conversion ... ignition problem El Toro 08:25:32 01/05/06 (0)

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