73 JD 400 Lighting Coil questions

[CheetahSteve]

Alright, i replaced all the ignition components on the JD other then the lighting coil, however it has some of the copper unwound, Is it safe to run it like this or should I replace it. At this point, my brother is coming in friday from alaska and saturday he wants to ride it so lights dont have to work.

Also what should the point gap be set to on this thing it has the CCW

Thanks

[JDT]

0.016 is good.

If you are missing a winding or two the voltage maybe lower but not much.

12.8 vs 12.6 for example

[CheetahSteve]

Thank you, look like she will be put back together tomarrow. My brother spent tons of time restoring this sled and never was able to get spark on it, He has since moved to alaska and comes home friday night. So saturday will be the first time he rides it. Hes owned it for 3 years. Ill make sure and post pics and video