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Topic: Distributor Recommendation
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Subject: Distributor Recommendation
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 10:37AM
I finally got the seized distributor out of my 400, and even did so without out destroying it. I used a slide hammer in combination with a puller and after many solid hits it finally came out. The stock distributor is part# C8VF-12131-B. It has the dual port vacuum advance on it. I am assuming the dual port was for the Transmission regulated spark control?

I am thinking of upgrading this distributor, getting rid of the points and getting rid of the TRS spark system. I am not really interested in adding an ignition box, just a modern distributor that allows easy tuning, and is reliable.

Anyone have any recommendations?



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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Replies:
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 11:19AM
I like my Mallory Unilite, the modules are not idiot proof though. only trouble I ever had was when I added a battery in series rather than parallel w/o isolating the ignition

Crane & somebody else has a digital externally adjustable distributor I'd like to try

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 11:45AM
i used one of those aftermarket HEI style distributors in my 351w, simple 1 positive ignition wire to hook up, came complete , new ,billet, paid about $80, works fine!


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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 12:16PM
The local speed shop guy is recommending MSD or just swapping a Pertonix in the stock distributor. I will have to look at the Mallory and HEI units.

http://www.msdignition.com/Products/Distributors/Ford/Ready-to-Run/E-Curve/8350_-_Ford_351C-460_Ready-To-Run_Pro-Billet_Distributor.aspx%20" rel="nofollow - http://www.msdignition.com/Products/Distributors/Ford/Ready-to-Run/E-Curve/8350_-_Ford_351C-460_Ready-To-Run_Pro-Billet_Distributor.aspx

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 12:23PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-351C-351M-400M-BLUE-CAP-HEI-DISTRIBUTOR-COIL-50K-VOLT-FITS-FORD-MUSTANG-ETC-/181029589895?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a26345387&vxp=mtr%20" rel="nofollow - http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-351C-351M-400M-BLUE-CAP-HEI-DISTRIBUTOR-COIL-50K-VOLT-FITS-FORD-MUSTANG-ETC-/181029589895?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a26345387&vxp=mtr

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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: robot9000
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 12:49PM
I'm looking at the Pertronix Plug and Play dist. That, a new coil and a set of wires are on tap once the weather breaks. 

That said, its about $200 more expensive than what CaliJony pointed out.  Thats tempting.


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1973 Gran Torino Sport
2010 Mazda 6
2007 Jeep Wrangler
2011 Damon Daybreak 35BD


Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 2:05PM
Originally posted by 72FordGTS 72FordGTS wrote:

I will have to look at the Mallory and HEI units


the $50 ebay billet dizzy is 99.9% guaranteed to burn out within 6 minutes. not a bad place to start but plan on replacing the module with a quality unit

make sure you look at your intake manifold & air cleaner to see if they'll work with the HEI cap Ginormity

I've seen quite a few OMG installs, one the owner claimed was a Pertronix complete dizzy but I couldn't confirm. he may've been sold an ebay special & paid for a Pertronix? it would only ALMOST fit in one spot, then the intake & dizzy housing had to both be ground on for clearance to let it sit down into place... in this car, 36 Dodge with a 351C-2V / FMX / 9" from a 73 Mustang IIRC. note the Windosr T-stat housing, this guy's mechanic was a real Wizard

http://s178.photobucket.com/user/tinman351/media/36dodge.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">

here it is

http://s178.photobucket.com/user/tinman351/media/36dodgedizz.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">



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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 3:53PM
too bad, that's a sweet lookin' coupe


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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: bata747-8
Date Posted: 20-February-2014 at 7:53PM
Mallory Unilites have never failed me. Strongly recommended.

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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 2:42AM
I forgot how big the GM HEI units are, so I may avoid that option. I doubt I'd have the clearance as even the smaller stock distributor is pretty tight. Plus, I'd like to keep something more stock looking.

It sounds like the Mallory Unilites are decent from what you guys are saying. I take it they can be run as a stand alone without a box?

Anyone have experience with Pertronix? If they are decent, it might be an ideal solution to keep the stock look. The Igniter III claims to be as good as a "box" ignition without the box. Looks like they also sell entire distributor assemblies too:

http://www.cjponyparts.com/pertronix-distributor-flame-thrower-female-cap-billet-ignitor-iii-351c-and-429-and-460-1969-1973/p/DIST24/" rel="nofollow - http://www.cjponyparts.com/pertronix-distributor-flame-thrower-female-cap-billet-ignitor-iii-351c-and-429-and-460-1969-1973/p/DIST24/

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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 2:50AM
I bought a Mallory setup from a member here and have ZERO complaints. Cured a lot of "Timing and Carb" issues.

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino       
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)


Posted By: PS122
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 2:55AM
I've been considering the 'Jeg's SSR Billet' distributor for my 351W.  I strongly suspect that it is made by Pertronix (whom has a great reputation).  I even looked at the instructions for the Jeg's unit and the Pertronix Flame-Thrower Billet unit (w/ Ignitor II) and it looks like they pretty much just did a word replace using "JEGS SSR" instead of "Flame-Thrower".
 
Here's a link to the Jeg's distributor for 335 & 385 series engines:
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/40056/10002/-1?parentProductId" rel="nofollow - http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/40056/10002/-1?parentProductId =

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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 6:40AM
Seems the Mallory are pretty well liked here.  I will have to see if my local speed shop carries them, I know he can get MSD and Pertronix.  I prefer to deal with him over mail order, and he is one of the best tune-up guys I know.
 
One other thing, has anyone had issues running the factory tach with the aftermarket distributor?


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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 7:02AM
Hmmm. Good question. My application has no tach.

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino       
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)


Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 7:13AM
With msd you need a tach adapter and there is more wiring involved. Don't know about the others. ...-Rick-

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72GTS Clint Eastwood Special                                     


Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 8:22AM
the topic doesn't pop up in the FAQ, %20" rel="nofollow - http://info.mallory-ignition.com/support/faq.html
and you'll definitely want to read that if you choose the Unilite

but I found a schematic on this AMC board
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that suggests it's possible with a Unilite but not a magnetic pick-up

here's a search on the Mallory page of the available dizzies

http://mallory-ignition.com/mmy/results/index/?top=%E2%A4%B7+Distributors+and+Components&top-val=%E2%A4%B7+Distributors+and+Components&year=1972&year-val=1972&make=FORD&make-val=FORD&model=GRAN+TORINO+SPORT+V8+6.6+LITER&model-val=GRAN+TORINO+SPORT+V8+6.6+LITER&engine=Engine&engine-val=&trans=Transmission&trans-val=&brand=All+Brands&brand-val=All+Brands&mmy-sku=" rel="nofollow - available dizzies I think the 2nd from the bottom is the one you'd want?

here's the https://prestoliteperformance.com/media/instructions/mallory/Mallory_Instructions_unilite_distributor_wiring_diagram_test_procedure_1214M_0000.pdf" rel="nofollow - install instructions

in a 72 Ford you'd use
FIGURE 2 UNILITE® WIRING DIAGRAM USING OEM PRIMARY RESISTANCE WIRE
as a starting point

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 12:28PM
the early two wire tachs run inline of the positive wire supply to the coil,  since that dizzy uses a separate coil, it should work, because the electronic dist. is basically breaking contact with the negative supply at the coil, which in turn causes the coil to fire. so if you used your pos. from your coil and connected it to the pos. supply of an aftermarket performance coil, it (the tach) should work the same.


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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: bata747-8
Date Posted: 21-February-2014 at 7:51PM
Mallory Unilite and factory tach were no issues.

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Posted By: robot9000
Date Posted: 22-February-2014 at 12:59PM
Just ordered the Pertronix Flame thrower II Dist.  No spark box needed.  Also ordered a chrome Pertronix coil and some 8mm Summit wires.  

I'm thinking spring baby !!


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1973 Gran Torino Sport
2010 Mazda 6
2007 Jeep Wrangler
2011 Damon Daybreak 35BD


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 23-February-2014 at 4:16AM
Thanks guys for all the great info. Hopefully I will get something on order this week.

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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: SininenIII
Date Posted: 23-February-2014 at 1:41PM
My 351C has a Pertronix Flamethrower II distributor, as soon as you take it out of the box you can tell it´s a quality piece.
Easy installation, works with factory tach.
When I had my carburetor tuned up,  the dyno guy asked me what distributor this was, he said the accuracy of the distributor is exceptional. Well, to me what matters the most is the reliability. I already had good experience with a Pertronix module inside the old Autolite distributor, so it helped on decision when I was selecting a new distributor.
Plus a black cap was available, certain brands only come with red caps which I´m not so fond of Smile

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73 Gran Torino Sport



Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 23-February-2014 at 2:37PM
Aatu, have you had the opportunity to test fit a GM point style cap on the Pertronics base?

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 23-February-2014 at 3:40PM
Aatu,

thanks for that post about the Pertronix Distributor. I like the fact that they are black and look semi-stock, since I am going for a stock look with my car. It is definitely one of the distributors I am considering. Did the distributor come with any extra springs to tune the mechanical advance? Are you not using the vacuum advance on your car?

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: SininenIII
Date Posted: 24-February-2014 at 12:28PM
Originally posted by Rockatansky Rockatansky wrote:

Aatu, have you had the opportunity to test fit a GM point style cap on the Pertronics base?


The cap in the picture is a GM/HEI/male style cap, speaking of terminals. The distributor came with female/socket style cap, but when I bought a new set of ignition wires, I also bought a cap with HEI style terminals.
It gives a bit more space between wire boots, and holds them down better (IMO).
The swap of caps was simple replacement.

Originally posted by 72FordGTS 72FordGTS wrote:

Aatu,
thanks for that post about the Pertronix Distributor. I like the fact that they are black and look semi-stock, since I am going for a stock look with my car. It is definitely one of the distributors I am considering. Did the distributor come with any extra springs to tune the mechanical advance? Are you not using the vacuum advance on your car?


It comes with extra springs. I´m not using the vacuum advance, the distributor can be used either vacuum or mechanically advanced.




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Aatu
73 Gran Torino Sport



Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Date Posted: 24-February-2014 at 4:50PM
Aatu, While I love Mallory Unilites, they do only come with red caps, which is certainly a negative thing.

I love your distributor. Not only does it have a black cap, but it has the quarter turn fasteners for mounting, not the snap-clips. 

Very impressive.


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Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 2:16AM
Agreed. I dislike my red cap, and really don't like snap clips (such a pain in tight spots and I feel like I'm going to poke a hole in the cap removing them sometimes).

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino       
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)


Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 5:29AM
Red cap?

what Red cap?

I don't see no Red cap!

I ain't got no stinkin Red cap!

Capoflage










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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: SininenIII
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 9:32AM
^ What is that carburetor?


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Aatu
73 Gran Torino Sport



Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 10:48AM
Predator carb, based off the Kendig

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 11:08AM


I plan to get one of these for the Torino. I ordered the wrong plug wires, but I found this and was pleasantly surprised.


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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 3:21PM
I used to have that Mustang distributor boot on my car too. My dad put it on years ago because water would sometime drip from the hood scoop onto the distributor and cause ignition problems in the rain.



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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 25-February-2014 at 3:39PM
that's the main reason I use it, if the open scoop holes weren't enough I cut the top of the GT hood open for the 2x4 T-ram

that way once I pulled all the plugs & pumped the cylinders out it'd fire right off!

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 26-February-2014 at 10:33AM
Had that in an 87 Crown Vic. Car sat a lot and the @#%&@#@!!! wasps turned it into condos... Sucks when you don't know they're there and you pull it open. One of those occasions where you invent new swear words because the old ones just aren't good enough.

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2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD
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Posted By: sabatona
Date Posted: 26-February-2014 at 1:04PM
I am running a stock rebuilt distributor with the Pertronix module. works outstanding. I wanted to go with the Pertronix billet distributor as well, and discovered it is too tall to fit under the stock air cleaner, and I wanted a 1000% stock look.
As a result, I have the Pertronix distributor with black cap, new in the box for sale. $250 delivered. PM for more information.

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73 GTS 351 4V Q Code
Blue Glow/Blue Int
1 of 1


Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 26-February-2014 at 2:02PM
Originally posted by Big Bird Big Bird wrote:

Had that in an 87 Crown Vic. Car sat a lot and the @#%&@#@!!! wasps turned it into condos... Sucks when you don't know they're there and you pull it open. One of those occasions where you invent new swear words because the old ones just aren't good enough.

LOLLOLLOL!!! i know EXACTLY what you mean!


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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 27-February-2014 at 2:31AM
Oh yes, me too. I sawzalled through a rocker that had a large active nest in it, Cut right through the center of it. Things are going through your mind so quickly..."Drop the saw/run/don't trip on the cords/don't get cut on all the jagged metal surrounding you/run more/watch your head/OUCH/DAMMIT/OUCHOUCHOUCH they're all over meeee"

Then..."I hate that car."

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino       
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)


Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 27-February-2014 at 7:01AM
I started keeping a can of spray strategically located near the garage door opening, they really like the eaves & soffit vents on the rows of garages here. at some point during the season they start building their little nests everywhere & for some reason The Man won't spray them so I do. i'll bet there's a lot of big nests up in the rafters

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 27-February-2014 at 8:29AM
Originally posted by sabatona sabatona wrote:

I am running a stock rebuilt distributor with the Pertronix module. works outstanding. I wanted to go with the Pertronix billet distributor as well, and discovered it is too tall to fit under the stock air cleaner, and I wanted a 1000% stock look.
As a result, I have the Pertronix distributor with black cap, new in the box for sale. $250 delivered. PM for more information.


That's a good point about the fit. I too am going for a the stock look and want to use the factory air cleaner. If these aftermarket distributors are that much taller than the OEM, I may be stuck using an OEM style distributor with a Pertronix module.

Where did you get your stock rebuild? I know I can get Cardone rebuilds, but their quality is always hit and miss.

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 28-February-2014 at 8:19AM
After doing some more reading I think I am going to stick with a stock distributor with a Pertronix. I didn't realize how much taller aftermarket billet distributors were then the stock units. Plus, I want to keep the car stock looking.

I am thinking of using the Pertronix Ignitor III. Anyone have any experience?

And if anyone has any input on a good rebuild stock distributor, please let me know. My original has too many miles on it to be reused even with a Pertronix install.

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 02-March-2014 at 4:05PM
After more reading I think I may just go for a Pertonix 1 for simplicity sake. I am reading about issues with the Pertronix not getting 12 volts due to the resistance wire. I am hesitant to alter my factory wiring, and I also like the idea of having the points in the trunk in case the Pertronix ever fails.

I was reading on some Mustang forums that they use the throttle solenoid wire for the red wire on the Pertronix. I have a throttle solenoid wire sitting unplugged now. Could I not just hook up my coil with the factory harness and use the throttle solenoid wire to supply the 12 volts to the Pertronix?

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 02-March-2014 at 5:37PM
if i understand this correctly/and what you are asking,the pertronix unit requires a separate /independent power supply from the coil power? then yes, as long as the solenoid wire has zero voltage when the key is off, and  12 volts when in the on/run position. you also may need 12 volts there  while in the start position (for it to fire when cranking the engine to start.) if you have the two wire starter solenoid , you can run a wire from the "I" terminal to the throttle solenoid wire, so you have voltage there while starting the engine. make sense ?      hope this helps!


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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 03-March-2014 at 1:25AM
From Pertronix instructions it shows that an alternative wiring shows that instead of bypassing the resistor wiring, you can use any 12 volt ignition source to power the Pertronix. From what I have been reading, many people get away with running the Pertronix through the resistance wire, but it really should have 12 volts.

See figure b in the instructions:

http://www.pertronix.com/docs/instruction-sheets/1281.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.pertronix.com/docs/instruction-sheets/1281.pdf

From the Mustang threads I have read, guys are using stock style coils and powering the Pertronix (the red wire) with the throttle solenoid harness. It apparently gets power during the run and start positions. I would "assume" this in the same for the Torinos, but I am not sure which is why I asked here. The coil is still powered by the factory harness with the resistance wire. This also keeps the voltage to the Tachometer running through the resistance wire, because 12 volts will fry it.


This thread here talks about the wiring:


http://www.boss302.com/smf/index.php?topic=53401.0" rel="nofollow - http://www.boss302.com/smf/index.php?topic=53401.0

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 03-March-2014 at 1:56AM
sounds like your plan should work fine!


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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 03-March-2014 at 8:04AM
I hope it will.  If anyone else has input, please let me know.  I can't find the throttle solenoid on the wiring diagram, so I am not sure if it is ignition and start hot like the Mustangs.
 
On a good note, the local speed shop owner says he can most likely rebuild my stock distributor.   Anyone know of a good quality coil that looks OEM?  I still have a yellow top motorcraft, that is likely original to the car.  I heard some of the repro yellow tops aren't very reliable. 


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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 04-March-2014 at 11:09AM
I think I found the throttle solenoid on the wiring diagram (it's called the emission solenoid), and it does use the same red-green wire for power. However, it looks like it runs through a 4 amp fuse first. I suspect that this may not be enough for the Pertronix unit.

So maybe my next best option it to use a relay. I think I should be able to run a wire off the pos coil post to a relay, and then use the other side to supply 12 volts to the Pertronix. This way my tach won't see an increase in voltage, and I can still run a stock style coil (for now). And if I need to switch back to points no damage was done to the wiring.

Thoughts?

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: 68hardtop
Date Posted: 15-March-2014 at 7:35AM
I have a mallory just taking up space, that would work
I,ll let it go cheap if you want.I can send pics just let me know


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 15-March-2014 at 2:16PM
Thanks for the offer, but I already have a Pertronix on order. I decided that the aftermarket distributors are too different from stock for my liking.

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1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

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Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 16-March-2014 at 4:56AM
looks stock to me?

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 16-March-2014 at 5:06AM
4 quadrajets on an olds??? "crazy man, crazy" Wacko


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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION



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