jimmy Lawson said: (quoted from post at 16:58:51 03/09/08) Okay, finally dug out of the snow and back to the barn. I have 12 volts at the amp meter and at the battery side of the alternator. No voltage detected come out of the alternator to the resistor. No power at the coil either. Accidentally put the coil for "with resistor" and there is no resistor in the wiring, just on the alternator. Been reading on here about electronic ignition. Would this solve my troubles ?
The electronic ignition units (that is, their instructions) are emphatic that coil resistance is MORE important than in conventional circuits. So you do need the resistor or the true 12v (no resistor) coil. Second, without voltage to the coil terminal away from the distributor, it will NEVER start--period. Fix these things first before messing with anything else. It's always better to do a conversion on a running machine.
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