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| | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 145 | First post so please excuse any goofs. On a 54 with the 235 converted to 12 volt should the coil get hot while attempting (and failing ) to start the engine ? Thanks from the new owner of an old truck | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Hydra1/2ton,
Welcome to the Stovebolt. On a rig of your vintage that has been converted to 12 volts, there are two options for supplying reduced running voltage to the coil. One option would be to install a 12 volt, internally resisted coil. If this option was used, I don't know why repeated starting attempts would heat it.
Option two would involve a bypass circuit somewhere that supplied full battery voltage during STARTS, but reduced voltage when running. This combination 'might' result in a warm coil if you attempted to start it a whole bunch of times.
The most typical scenario would be running into the house to catch the second half of the Lakers game and leaving the ignition switch ON! The key switch is different than most folks are used to, so this can happen, and this will undoubtedly heat the coil.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | There's the fact that the coil could short out. Does the engine run? If so then disregard that. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Im guilty of leaving the key on, once.
I boiled the insides out and melted the lid on the coil... I was lucky thats as far as it went. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 145 | I may have fried the coil myself by leaving the key on . Thanks for the replies. | | |
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