ok i did my v8 swap its a 1985 302 i put in my 76 maverick 2 door i put in a points distributor my question .is about the coil i no that the neg side of it goes to the distributor were dus the pos side go dus it have to go to a wire that is hot when the key is on?or dus it need to go to a differnt place i just cant get spark to the plugs thanks
If you're going to use a points distributor, the + side of the coil should be connected to the resistor wire from the ignition switch or to a wire from a ballast resistor. Otherwise the full 12 V will burn the points quickly. Additionally, there should be a wire from the starter solenoid that provides a full 12V while cranking.
^^^^^i agree.but also make sure it has power when cranking.some ign.hot wires arnt hot durring cranking.
Before searching for a resistor wire or wiring in a Ballast Resistor check your coil. Some Say on them they Internally Resisted and dont need an external resistor. If you have an Internal Resistor coil you can run a wire from the "I" post on the solenoid to the coil. Even if its an external resistor coil you can run the same wire but need to put a ballast resistor inline. The Duraspark box you took out has two positive wires the fed it, a red and a white wire. One is hot when key on and the other is hot when cranking so I dont think those would be good to use on points. But if you still have the Duraspark box and its wired in then you could just buy a Durapark distributor and hook it up and youd have electronic ignition.
yes i can get spark out of the coil but when i plug in the coil wire to the distributor no spark to the plugs you guys think the points might b tost?
the points could be toast or just not adjusted correctly. you really are taking a step back in technology going from the dura spark ignition that the car had stock to points. do you a dewell meter? if so you should be able to hook it up and see what the dewell of the points is when cranking and then adjust accordingly.
