New wire harness... or wait?

Mike CA · Aug 28, 2009

It looks like my steel wheels are going to sell, so I'll have a little money to get some things done to my H. I'm going to replace the leaking seals in the tranny. Get a VR for my new 12v genny, and get a correct length belt to run that genny. I've also listed a few other things for the electrical system that I'll need.

- new 4-position light/charge switch
- new light guts
- a rebuilt magneto
- a custom original looking (cotton) wiring harness.

I won't have enough to do all of it at once. So I'm wondering what is more important to do first... switching to the Mag (from distributor), or getting a wiring harness for everything?

I'd like your opinions please.

ScottyHOMeY · Aug 28, 2009

If you're getting a VR, you can use a three-position switch. The lower two on the 4-position were to regulate the charge manually. On the 3-position, it's strictly and off-dim-bright for the lights, since the VR is regulating the charge.

Light guts can be done anytime.

It's a toss-up between the mag or the wiring. Your tractor runs, so you can buy the wiring for the mag set-up and use some of the old wires for a while to keep your distributor going. Or you can do the mag first and eliminate some wiring, and gt the harness later.

JT · Aug 28, 2009

I would switch to the mag first, my reasoning, with the mag you do not need to have a working charging system for the tractor to run, where with the distributor, if you loose battery power, tractor will not run. I have put mags on all my tractors, and keep batteries charged until I get the gennies fixed and charging. I only charge batteries about once a year. do not use lights or anything, just start it and go.jim

Mike CA · Aug 29, 2009

That makes sense. I guess I'll get the mag first.

Thanks!

New wire harness... or wait?

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