The scoop as I see it. The Ignition button (pull on, push in off) with a mushroom head/knob should never get hot -ever- . There are two reasons for it to do so. If the coil wire is drawing excessive current because of a shorted coil, wire touching something, or other improper connection. The only wire outgoing from the ignition button/switch is the coil wire, and it goes to a ballast resistor if 12v and the coil is for use with a resistor. or directly to the coil if it is 12v with a coil that needs no resistor, or if it is 6v. The other reason is the switch itself that can go bad and have high resistance getting hot. It happens! If the coil is correct, and it had run with the setup, I would suspect the switch being bad. The starter switch should not get hot either. If it does, it is in need of replacement. (or the starter is dragging internally from bad bearings, or a shorted winding). The starter draw measured with a cheap hold to the cable meter should be no more than 300 to 350 amps. if more suspect the starter. JimN
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Today's Featured Article - The Fordson F Ignition System - by Anthony West. A fellow restorer contacted me earlier this year asking for some help and advice on a model F that he was restoring. He had over a period of months spent a fair amount of his hard earned cash on replacement parts for the old "trembler" ignition. Sadly though all his efforts seemed to be a waste of time and money as he still couldn''t get the temperamental old thing to run correctly!! If i said that this was a little frustrating for him that would be "conservative" in fact the problem had reduce
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