Points Conversion problems....
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Points Conversion problems....
so i ordered the accel points conversion for my 65 f100, and it comes in the mail, with the super stock coil i ordered. first problem: the kit was missing two mounting screws. second problem: you need a distributor wiring harness to connect into. immediately i thought " hey they sent me the wrong conversion kit. no car in 65 had a wiring harness like this." so i called the company (o'reilly auto parts) that i ordered it from and they assured me that this was the kit i needed for my truck.
has anyone else used the same points conversion kit on their 352-427 engine with oem style distributor? and if so did you have to splice wires and " jerry-rig it" so to speak?
or am i just an idiot and i should have got a billet mallory distributor?
thanks!
aaron
has anyone else used the same points conversion kit on their 352-427 engine with oem style distributor? and if so did you have to splice wires and " jerry-rig it" so to speak?
or am i just an idiot and i should have got a billet mallory distributor?
thanks!
aaron
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No Aaron, you should not have to splice anything... send it back and buy the Pertronix points replacment... just make sure you get the one for the V8
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Agreed! I have one in my 73 Pinto and it works Awesome. Haven't had to adjust anything since I installed it.
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No Aaron, you should not have to splice anything... send it back and buy the Pertronix points replacment... just make sure you get the one for the V8
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wait one minute now! i make mistakes every day... you must be talking about the OTHER Bill Wilson. lol
thats why i said "just make sure you get the one for a V8"
thats why i said "just make sure you get the one for a V8"
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well you know i didn't want to waste anymore time or money. so i soldered and heat shrinked the wires in proper order. my only problem being i absent mindedly forgot to retighten the distributor hold down and when i went to turn it over flames shot out of the carb after i started her up. so i did two full rotations of the crank and it lined up tdc and could adjust from there. it runs great. throttle response is excellent.
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