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D15 won't start
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Hubert (Ga)engine7 View Drop Down
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    Posted: 05 Jun 2017 at 11:30am
A couple of years ago I converted my D15 to negative ground (12V) and installed a Pertronix ignition with Flamethrower coil and it ran great. Saturday it would only attempt to fire off when I first started cranking. Checked fuel flow - it is good. I get decent spark when I first start to crank, then no spark or  very intermittent spark (coil wire to ground). Connections are all good and the battery has a fresh charge. Has anyone had problems with the ignitor modules on these? I plan to head back to the farm later this week to do some more trouble shooting. Thanks in advance.
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How sure are you that the battery is good? Clip a good quality volt meter to the + side of the coil and crank it. If it drops below about 9.6v while cranking there's not enough voltage to crank and operate the ignition system. A dead cell in the battery is notorious for this. Engine cranks but won't fire.
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Thanks, Brian. I should have thought to check for voltage drop Saturday. I will check that and also put a load tester on the battery. Maybe it won't be quite as hot in the barn and I won't be in a rush.
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Checked the voltage today and got 9.8+ when cranking, installed a battery with a fresh charge and got 10.5 volts when cranking. Guess I will be replacing the ignitor unit oe going back to points and condensor.
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Turned out to be the ignition unit. Put points and condenser back in and it runs great. Thanks Steve in NJ for your help. I will be calling Pertronix when I get back home.
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