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Old 09-11-2014, 04:10 PM   #1
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Default 12v coil or do I need 6v coil

Reference previous post from a couple days ago "Oil Pan Gasket Replacement", now I am ready to start that 59A motor on a stand on the garage floor.

I am a little uncertain about wiring in the basic circuit. It's a stock '46 -47 distributor with single wire bale clip cap, and the stock style condenser next to the vacuum break piston.
My plan is to run the positive battery terminal to ground, neg battery term to the coil and bump the starter post with the negative battery terminal. Just want to make sure it fires on all 8.

All I have is a 12v late style coil. Can I get way with using this for testing purposes, or do I need to get a 6v coil? Do I need anything else in line (other condenser) to provide the correct juice to the dizzy? Thanks, guys.

Jim in Rochester
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