SO incredibly mad at myself!!!

When I was a heavy mechanic we put switches on every machine that used oil pressure that work great we just use the small oil pressure switch and then went to a constant on solenoid which operated everything but the starter. As soon as the oil pressure hit we had ignition in lights

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Mr Hoovie is politically correct, I put a connector in the wire to the coil. I dont know which is worse forgetting to unplug the wire or forgetting to plug it back together after working on it. I keep forgetting to remember what i forgot.
 
slowforty said:
Mr Hoovie is politically correct, I put a connector in the wire to the coil. I dont know which is worse forgetting to unplug the wire or forgetting to plug it back together after working on it. I keep forgetting to remember what i forgot.
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So you're saying you run down your battery trying to start it the next day because you forgot to reconnect it? I feel right at home here. So many great suggestions. I'm picturing a battery switch that looks like new. I took it off an 8n ford tractor 20 years ago. It has a key in it to activate it. I think I saw it about 5 years ago in a box in the attic over the cabinet shop. I'll do some digging this weekend. I know it's up there somewhere......
 
I damaged a coil on a Buick many years ago by leaving the ignition on. It recovered, but was never right and deteriorated until it needed a new coil. The coil plastic had actually cracked and the oil had leaked out, causing it to overheat after running for a while.

So, if it seems ok, I'd advise to carry a spare "get you home" coil until you have run it long enough and far enough to make sure all is well.

Mart.
 
I have an old tool box with a bunch of spares including a coil that I toss into any of my old fords whenever I travel any distance. This weekend I re-wired my runtz units so they each got clean battery power. In other words I wired them up the way Randy's instruction sheet told me to in the beginning. Last week I ordered two of the runtz units from him so I'd have an extra for my tool box. He paid the 7.50 in shipping even though I told him I had wired them incorrectly. Now all my gauges work properly and I took the opportunity to install the new stick on gauge faces I got from Dennis Carpenter. Dang they look great! Then I mounted a yellow idiot light up above my push-pull ignition switch. There was an ugly 3/4" hole there in the center of the dash from some other hillbilly in the past so that hole is now filled, and maybe it will remind me to shut it off. Lastly I rummaged in my attic and found that key operated battery switch. Had 2 big brass keys in it. What are the chances? That's my next project. I want to get some pics of my 'new' instrument panel tomorrow. Thanks to so many helpful people, and to Darrel for the link to the Tom Rush memory song. Nice to know it happens to everyone.
 
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