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Relvis P. Johnson · 05-29-2014, 04:34 PM

What do I need to do to put my old distributor back into the engine after I converted to 12 volts? My nu-rex is giving me trouble and I want to see if the problem of rough running under load is in the ignition system. I put the old distributor back in and used the condenser off of the nu-rex, but it shorts out. I've missed a step or two I'm sure. Does anyone have any suggestions?

clee2 · 05-30-2014, 04:16 AM

Make sure you are going from negative of coil to a 6v resistor then to the old distributor. If you do not have the resistor then you are sending too much voltage to distributor points.

Mike V. Florida · 05-30-2014, 06:45 AM

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Except for the coil the ignition system doesn't care.

05-29-2014, 04:34 PM	#1
Relvis P. Johnson Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 40	12 volt Issues What do I need to do to put my old distributor back into the engine after I converted to 12 volts? My nu-rex is giving me trouble and I want to see if the problem of rough running under load is in the ignition system. I put the old distributor back in and used the condenser off of the nu-rex, but it shorts out. I've missed a step or two I'm sure. Does anyone have any suggestions?

05-30-2014, 04:16 AM	#2
clee2 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 17	Re: 12 volt Issues Make sure you are going from negative of coil to a 6v resistor then to the old distributor. If you do not have the resistor then you are sending too much voltage to distributor points.

05-30-2014, 06:45 AM	#3
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: 12 volt Issues Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Except for the coil the ignition system doesn't care. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II