Re: Help troubleshoot electrical on an early 1928 Model A

Posted by Doug Linden on July 28, 1997 at 14:33:44

In Reply to: Help troubleshoot electrical on an early 1928 Model A
posted by Harry on July 25, 1997 at 15:04:34

: I need some expert help.I've recently traded for a beautifull 1928 (early) Model A--can't get it to fire--Have replaced: coil, plugs, points and condenser, distributer, rotor, plug wires, and battery and checked the switch--still no fire---Ideas???????
Harry,
Larry has given you some good places to start looking.I would also suggest using a test lightor VOM to determine if you are getting voltage to the coil.Check to see if you have 6Volts at the terminals on the junction box and at both of the coil terminals.With the key in the OFF position you will get 6Volts reading at those 4 terminals.If you don't, check the ammeter wires.You might also want disconnect the wire on the PLUS (dist) side of the coil.If that now gives a reading at both sides of the coil, then most likely you have a bad ignition switch or a short in the distributor.If not, I would check the coil again. -Good hunting
Doug

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