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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Coil wiring

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I bought a new coil and forgot to look at how the old one was wired. I have 6 volt positive ground V8 Flathead. Does the wire coming from the ignition switch go to the positive or negative terminal on the coil? The Ford shop manual does not show this. Thanks
 
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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On a 6 volt setup with pos ground, the switch wire goes to the negitave coil post.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Thanks

I have one other question. I tried to set the timing but my timing light does not work with a 6 volt system. Do you know how to use a timing light with a 6 volt system?
 
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Hook your timing light to a 12 volt battery.
 
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It sounds so simple. I will time it tomorrow.
 
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