If you read the first post it plainly states "front mount coil" Just to be clear, all N tractor coils were mounted on the front. I was asking where the distributor is located? You do know what happens when you assume....
So your last post infers that you have a front mount distributor. If so, perhaps the following will help you figure out your tractor's problem.
The most common electrical failure points with front mount distributors are:
1. The insulator under the brass concave head screw.
2. The insulator at the end of the points where the copper strip attaches.
3. The copper strip is broken or grounded to the plate.
4. The condenser wire grounding.
5. The pigtail/tab not making contact.
6. Incorrect positioning of the spring clip on the plate causing the pigtail to ground.
7. Incorrect seating of the coil on the distributor due to a loose bail or no gasket; the coil must not move at all.
8. Water/moisture inside the cap due to gasket failure or the absence of a gasket.
9. Dirty/corroded/incorrectly gapped points
10. Burned rotor, cracked/carbon tracked cap.
Pull the distributor and do a continuity check at each point below:
1. Coil off, cap off, points open. One probe on the brass screw & the other on both sides of the open points. On the side closest to the center you should have continuity and open on the other side. If the other side has continuity, the points are grounded.
2. Coil off, cap off, points open. One probe on the brass screw & the other anywhere on the body of the distributor. You should have no continuity - Rotate the tang on the distributor as the points open & close. You have continuity when closed and lose it when they open.
3. Coil on, cap off, points open. One probe on the lead on the top of the coil, the other on the cam side of the open points. You should have continuity!
4. Coil on, cap off, points open. One probe on the lead on the top of the coil, the other anywhere on the body of the distributor. You should have no continuity.
