I've asked? around and no one supports a 6 volt solid state F-134 distributor replacement, I tweaked up to a 8 volt battery. Got 9.4 at good rpm runs great with extra head light reach. Still would really like to go a solid state distributor.?
On Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 11:02:35 AM MST, K. R. via groups.io <kr98664@...> wrote:
Re: 6v electronic distributor
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One minor caution for those considering ditching mechanical points in favor of electronic. I tried a conversion kit on my 6 volt CJ-2A (L134) some time ago, maybe 20 years back. It ran great but maybe 10% of the time it would not start. On those occasions it would sometime fire up when I released the starter. Push starts worked, but of course this was not always practical.
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After some serious head-scratching and precision use of foul language, I finally figured out the cause. Under the massive electric draw of the starter, battery voltage drops down around 5V. This is perfectly normal and not a fault. Unfortunately, that was also the lower limit for the electronics to function. Most times all was good and the engine fired right up, as available voltage hovered just above the magic limit. But if voltage dipped just enough, no joy.
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The starter operation seemed the same, so it wasn't like a fault dragging down the voltage. Normal operation left very little margin for the ignition to fire, that's all. Those times the engine fired after releasing the starter? That was a recovery of battery power as the crankshaft was still spinning down, but you could not count on it.
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Sorry, I do not remember which brand that was. Newer products may not have this problem.
