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  • #250343
    Buccaneer
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      I’m in the process on installing “new” components inside of my old coil housing.
      I have a suggested wiring diagram, but I can not get it through my thick skull
      how to physically wire the kill switch on the tiller that only has one wire run to it.

      Your assignment, should you accept it, it to “connect the wires” in my drawing
      to make a functional coil. Should no one accept the assignment, I may “self
      destruct” soon, lol.

      On the port side coil casing end cap, there are four holes.
      -Timer – single wire thru it.
      -Kill Switch – single wire thru it.
      -Battery – Dual wire
      -Plug wire

      Wiring-Diagram

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      Wiring-component-layout

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      #250348
      bobw
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        As always, I could take a stab at it but I would likely be wrong, in which case the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of my actions.

        Bob

        1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
        1954 Johnson CD-11
        1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
        1958 Johnson QD-19
        1958 Johnson FD-12
        1959 Johnson QD-20

        “Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
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        #250350
        Buccaneer
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          I’d like to disavow this diagram, but …….. will this work?

          Wiring-component-layout2

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          #250355
          The Boat House
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            This is the way I do it leaving out the spark plug wires.
            Tubs

            #250358
            Buccaneer
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              Tubs, that’s a good idea on the condenser placement.
              Not sure I have any automotive style caps at the moment,
              as I’ve been using the electronic style on most older motors.

              I’ll “mock” everything up on the bench outside of the coil housing,
              and test my wiring setup before I embed anything in wax!
              Thanks!

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              • This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by Buccaneer.
              #250361
              The Boat House
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                Late 60’s Mopar use an ignition condenser with
                a value within the .25 value range that is
                suggested for these substitute coils where you
                have no way to know what the value would be.
                Tubs

                #250369
                Buccaneer
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                  I temporarily wired the new components and did some testing.
                  All appears to be okay, so I soldered up the wires and
                  shoved everything in the old case. Tomorrow it’s time
                  to get out the canning wax and seal the deal.

                  After the video I checked the kill switch function, and I still
                  had spark with the kill button pushed. I panicked at first,
                  looked it over, and decided to remove the extra ground
                  jumper I had from the battery negative, to the tiller housing.
                  It worked good then!

                  https://youtu.be/uy5NqYO46AU

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                  #250379
                  RICHARD A. WHITE
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                    That looks like a normal Elto Servicetwin coil….

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                    #250397
                    Buccaneer
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                      That looks like a normal Elto Servicetwin coil….

                      All I know is that it’s a little different than the 1925 Elto Lightwin coil I
                      recently went through.

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                      #250401
                      The Boat House
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                        It wires differently because of the kill switch
                        being in the tiller and its a smaller dia. so
                        it will fit under the coil cover. The actual
                        coil that was inside was the same.
                        Tubs

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