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Oct 24, 2019 | 01:37 PM

MatteoC

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Broken distributor wiring

Hi all,

I have a 1978 F-150 with a 351c that was pulled from a '71 Mercury Montego and rebuilt. One of the 3 wires between the distributor and the ignition coil is broken just at the connector on the distributor side of the connector. Has anyone had any experience repairing this type of wiring? The wiring coming from the distributor is not removable, so Im guessing it would need to be soldered, as I wouldn't be able to purchase a replacement without replacing th whole distributor...Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Matteo

Oct 24, 2019 | 01:57 PM

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Pic: 12216 is the primary wire, came with a new dizzy, but was also available separately.

C1VF-12216-A .. Primary Terminal Wire (Motorcraft DW-12) / Obsolete ~ Available NOS & from auto parts stores.

Myriad 1961/73 V8 FoMoCo vehicles except HiPo 289/390/406/427 with Centrifugal Advance // 1974/75 V8 FoMoCo vehicles without DuraSpark electronic ignition.

Oct 24, 2019 | 03:09 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MatteoC

One of the 3 wires between the distributor and the ignition coil is broken just at the connector on the distributor side of the connector.

This sounds like you have a Duraspark distributor installed instead of the original points and condenser dizzy. The points and condenser distributor only has one wire.
If you have the later DS II system, replacement pigtails are available or you can replace the pickup coil in the distributor. The first two versions used different plugs than the later ('76 and up).