OK - found this online, so I think I can do this: Guess I need to find a 12v battery.
"If the starter has the old-style manually-operated starter gear advance and switch on it, all you really need for temporary wiring is:
1. A battery cable from positive on the battery to the lug on the starter 2. A battery cable from negative on the battery to a bolt on the block for grounding 3. A wire from positive on the battery through a ballast resistor to the positive side of the coil (edited) 4. A wire from the negative side of the coil to the distributor (edited)
Use a big alligator clip on the wire at the battery. When you're ready to fire the engine, hook the alligator clip to the positive side of the battery and manually actuate the lever on the starter to crank the engine. To shut 'er down, just unhook the alligator clip."
(Added note: You do not need a ballast resistor for testing. If you were going to run it for more than an hour it would be a good idea.)
Last edited by UtahYork; 04/13/20254:55 AM.
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