Spark Problem in Ford NAA

[arngsarge]

I have a 1954 Ford NAA that sets all year in a shed in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. I just use it for putting in food plots for deer. Now this area is pretty remote I have no electricity etc so everything is pretty much just get it done. Some years the old Ford can be a bit troublesome to start usually fresh gas and a change of plugs, points and condenser does the job. This year I had no spark. I checked at the points nothing, so I replaced the condenser and points. Once again no spark. I ran a wire from the battery (6volt, positive ground) to the coil and had spark. Lack of time kept me from trying to start it that day and I left the next morning.
I wonder if I would run a wire from the battery to a switch and a wire from the switch to the coil and if I could run it that way without any problem of damaging something else? I could switch it on and off that way. Seems that a wire must be bad somewhere in the system and for now I would just like to get it running. This isn't a parade tractor just a Ford that came from Dearborn to Marquette to live some 60 years ago. Any advice would be welcomed.

 

[Soundguy]

I have a 1954 Ford NAA that sets all year in a shed in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. I just use it for putting in food plots for deer. Now this area is pretty remote I have no electricity etc so everything is pretty much just get it done. Some years the old Ford can be a bit troublesome to start usually fresh gas and a change of plugs, points and condenser does the job. This year I had no spark. I checked at the points nothing, so I replaced the condenser and points. Once again no spark. I ran a wire from the battery (6volt, positive ground) to the coil and had spark. Lack of time kept me from trying to start it that day and I left the next morning.
I wonder if I would run a wire from the battery to a switch and a wire from the switch to the coil and if I could run it that way without any problem of damaging something else? I could switch it on and off that way. Seems that a wire must be bad somewhere in the system and for now I would just like to get it running. This isn't a parade tractor just a Ford that came from Dearborn to Marquette to live some 60 years ago. Any advice would be welcomed.

um.. run a wire from the bat to a switch to the coil.

you do realize that is how it is suposed to be wired don't you...... i mean.. there is a lil more to it than that. but that's the basic deal.

something like bat tab from vreg to junction block, wire thru ammeter to battery hot, usually via solenoid.

wire from junction block to key to coil.. etc.

you probably just have a bad key switch or dirty termoinals on the junction block, or connecting wires.

 

[arngsarge]

um.. run a wire from the bat to a switch to the coil.

you do realize that is how it is suposed to be wired don't you...... i mean.. there is a lil more to it than that. but that's the basic deal.

something like bat tab from vreg to junction block, wire thru ammeter to battery hot, usually via solenoid.

wire from junction block to key to coil.. etc.

you probably just have a bad key switch or dirty termoinals on the junction block, or connecting wires.

Yep I know that is how its supposed to work. There is a wire going to a terminal block etc and I'm sure that there is a bad connection somewhere. I don't want to get into that old wiring just yet. I'm thinking about making up everything at home ( wires, connection and switch ) and just taking it there and hooking it up. Working in an unlighted shed with mosquitoes eating at you is not pleasant work. Just wanted to run this past someone else that knows some shade tree mechanics. Thanks!

 

[Soundguy]

i'm pretty good with the old fords....