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Repop switches are notoriously bad. I worked on one with the center switching contacts having 1 of the 2 attaching rivets missing. It shorted against the switch body when the contacts shifted. In this situation I would bypass the switch & connect the mag wire directly to the coil box input. Retest ...

Moxie26 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 29, 2024 12:31 pm

Could it be the contact points in the generator cut out are stuck , being the cause of your burned wires ?

The generator has a diode cut out, so I don't think it's stuck. It's a good thought, though!

Have a look inside the switch. If a short fried your yellow wire, you have to wonder if anything inside the switch got fried as well. Really though, blaming the switch ignores the symptom of stalling when on mag and engaging low band. If you run the engine at a high idle and feather in the low band...

Hello! I wanted to ask if anyone has run into a similar running issue. We're having trouble figuring out the cause of our running problem. We have a 1920 Touring. After replacing my ignition switch with the reproduction switch and a Ford amp meter, the yellow wire from the starter switch began to sm...