Ignition system resistor?
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We have switched lots of old farm tractors to 12 volts in our shop. We use a resistor from a 1955 Chevrolet. They are a small porcelain type and work good. They all smoke for a time and then are good to go. I agree with going to a Pertronix electronic conversion kit. If you want to spend a little more for one of these kits it will be well worth your while. Starting and running will be much better. A lot of these old tractors have worn distributor shafts and bushings and it is hard to set conventional points correctly. These Pertronix units are much more forgiving.
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From: Upper Left Coast
I used a Pertronix unit in my F-600. And I used the Pertronix 12v coil with no resistor.
Just make sure you use a 12v coil. ....I.E. one that DOESN'T require a resistor. If you don't then the coil WILL get very hot and won't last long!
Cheers,
Rick
Just make sure you use a 12v coil. ....I.E. one that DOESN'T require a resistor. If you don't then the coil WILL get very hot and won't last long!
Cheers,
Rick
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For Flathead Ford 6's and 8's with a Load-a-matic, the slickest upgrades I've seen were early 70's Chrysler electronic distributors converted to replace the stock distributor outright. They have fully adjustable mechanical and vacuum advance, small caps (unlike HEI), and are absolutely bulletproof. (These are the kind that are a star wheel reluctor with conventional rotor and a detector that is about the size of a set of points) If you have a metal lathe it's an easy thing to make.
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ive heard good things about works good or if you are not to worried about looks electroinis ford out of 76 or later is pretty simple and still able to get parts at a local parts store i done that on my 60 when i dropped a 302 in it got a distibutor harness and module out of a 78 t bird 302 2 wire hook up to the the module never had a problem since
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Where can I find more information on this? I would like to put one on my flathead 6 to make tuning the dual carbs easier.
Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
For Flathead Ford 6's and 8's with a Load-a-matic, the slickest upgrades I've seen were early 70's Chrysler electronic distributors converted to replace the stock distributor outright. They have fully adjustable mechanical and vacuum advance, small caps (unlike HEI), and are absolutely bulletproof. (These are the kind that are a star wheel reluctor with conventional rotor and a detector that is about the size of a set of points) If you have a metal lathe it's an easy thing to make.
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