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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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Question 302 Distributor Wire Up

The plug on my distributor broke. I am replacing it with a four wire flat trailer connector. Can anyone tell me which wires to connect to get the proper plug configuration? Thanks for any help in advance.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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what year are we talking about?
 
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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It's in a 1981 F100. It has a vacuum advance on the radiator side of the distributor.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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The wires on the dist should be orange, purple, and black. You should be able to match the colors.

Using an ohm-meter:
Black to ground = 0 ohms
Orange to ground = 70,000 ohms
Purple to ground = 70,000 ohms
Orange to Purple = 400 to 800 ohms

Junkyards tend to have plenty of original plugs.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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thanks for your help...I'll give it a try and see what happens. Thanks again
 
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