12 Volt Conversion Kit

I am planning to convert my 8N to the 12 volt system but this seems a mystry to me.

The square can is a mystery to me. Between the parts manual and looking at the 8N, I cannot find a voltage regulater or any square can.

I am about the fourth or fifth owner of this tractor, and it has not been well taken care of previously.

4-nipples, ya gottta frontmount distributor with a squarecan ignition coil clamped right on top of the distributor and only one-wire top terminal. And yer "infamous ballast resistor" is mounted on the backside of yer dash panel underneath yer ampmeter.

Iff'n yer tractor is frontmount 8N with 4-speed tranny, you'll have a 4-wire squarecan voltage regulator underneath yer oilpressure gauge. Iff'n yer frontmount is 9N/2N with 3-speed tranny, you'll have a 2-terminal roundcan cutt-outt relay underneath yer battery tray.

Iff'n yer distributor gotts 5-nipples, ya gottta 4-speed 8N with sidemount distributor with a roundcan sparkie coil bolted to the corner of the cylinderhead and NO RESISTOR. And you'll have a 4-wire squarecan voltage regulator underneath yer oilpressure gauge. Simple, eh?..... .....Dell

Starter don't care, 6 or 12v, positive or negative ground. Starter solenoid don't care. 12v alternator DEMANDS negative ground for its internal solidstate guttz. Ampmeter don't care 6 or 12v, pos or neg ground, but you care. Traditionally, ampmeter indicates (+) when charging the battery, change ampmeter leads. Headlites don't care pos or neg ground but headlites care about 12-volts. Change 'em or burn-out the 6-volt lites. Ignition switch don't care.

Distributor don't care, ignition points don't care, condenser don't care. IGNITION COIL CARES. 6-volt ignition coil needs special treatment to operate on 12-volts. (see yer kit instructions) or more better, use a real 12-volt ignition coil with NO RESISTORS. ..... ..respectfully, Dell, a 12-volt advocate for the right reasons

That said, I haven't found the right reasons for my eazy starting 6-volt 8N, and I know how to do it right, the first time. Infact, I know 8-ways to do it and they all work.

The ignition coil, however, will need to be changed and/or a resistor added to the primary circuit.

The exact procedure for that will vary, depending upon whether your's has a front-mount distributor with a "square" coil, or a side-mount distributor with a "round-can" coil.