Yes whoever was doing the work had no idea how to it properly or was an extreme penny pincher.

I am in the middle of JD 420 Tractor rewire because someone had no idea of to convert it from six volt to 12 volt. Nearly every wire is melted. And ignition system was wired much like the one shown here so maybe it is the same person that did the work or a close relative.

Currently I be at a stand still on the project for the next week as it is getting close 0F here by morning. And that without the wind chill. Yet I am lucky it is only 0F as many here are closer to -40F the next few days.