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intermittent spark from coil

i am having trouble with coil on fork lift
its an oldy 1966 towmotor with those 4 cylinder Chrysler motors.

we would have spark then not, have spark then not...
so i replaced the coil- at first no spark, then spark... so i suspect it is wiring or some other component failing and not sending signal to it like it is supposed to

i followed the ground wire from it to a small lil metal box that has hand-writing on it that reads TP 85 Control;
so i am guessing Terminal or Touch panel...so i looked inside it is alike a gel substance that 6 wires run into and go several different places - alt, starter, coil, and distributor -

i have never seen such a box, like that- with the gel and wires coming out of it... anyone know what that might be- anyone know if i can maybe run ground directly to it- i suspect not b/c if so it wouldn't be going through that gel box.

any one with ideas/suggestions?? so greatly appreciated
  • Posted 10 Nov 2016 01:20
  • Modified 10 Nov 2016 01:21 by poster
  • By matthew_h
  • joined 10 Nov'16 - 3 messages
  • Vermont, United States
khameleon koatings; brattleboro VT
catepillar towmotor 510p
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okay cool -thank you so much-
i have a parts manual but it is a towmotor lp44 from 1952, and this is while simliar - its a 66 510p

thank you so much i will look into that and get it swapped out.

big help thank you !
  • Posted 10 Nov 2016 08:22
  • By matthew_h
  • joined 10 Nov'16 - 3 messages
  • Vermont, United States
khameleon koatings; brattleboro VT
catepillar towmotor 510p
That has electronic ignition and the box is the control module. It also has a pick up coil in the distributor. Most likely the box is bad. It is a Caterpillar part # 369013. NAPA has them. They can probably look it up under Prestolite number IDJ3017AS or 65-66.
  • Posted 10 Nov 2016 07:10
  • By mrfixit
  • joined 11 Dec'08 - 1,434 messages
  • New York, United States

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