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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 05:14 PM
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Stuck with points??

I have a 74' F-250... I am trying to rid myself of points so i took the distributor and coil from my 76 F-350 and put them on... Problem is.... I plugged the dist. plug into the coil plug then the wires continue along the drivers side valve cover and split into two plugs at the firewall... One of the plugs there was a home for but there is no place for the other one to go... It is a four prong round plug.... Should i have one of those silver box thingies (drivers side inner fenderwell) on my 74????
 
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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Should i have one of those silver box thingies (drivers side inner fenderwell) on my 74????
The silver box is the ignition module and is the brain of the electronic system. You have to have it. And this swap is not plug and play. You will have to do some wiring. You could put your old dist back in and get a pertronix unit. It is almost plug and play(only two wires).
 
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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That's what i needed to know... I thank you very much.... Now, What is a pertronix??
 
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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Here's their link:
http://www.pertronix.com
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