Ford CMP Coil Bracket

[david moore]

Terry
Thanks for bracket info - actually I managed to make a very neat job (I think) of attaching the coil to the support bracket for the air cleaner - mine is a cab 12 with a '42 engine so it has the extended "schnorkel" air cleaner supported on a strut in the "valley"

Lynn has answered another question that I had - why, when I switch on the ignition with the coil resistor in circuit does the latter get hot? I did notice that input to the resistor was 6.9V and output 4.9V which I thought was bad news until Lynn 's message said that's how it should be. Presumably not a good idea to leave the switch on without the engine running - though it should still get hot even them, shouldnt it? Same voltage and resistance? The mysteries of electrics!

I have noted that I should get a new resistor - or go back to the modern conventional cylinder type that does not need the external resistor.