just got a new coil and my old one did not have a positive or negative markings. Does the wire from the distributor go to the positive or negative side of the coil? I tried looking everywhere on the net and could not find a thing.
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just got a new coil and my old one did not have a positive or negative markings. Does the wire from the distributor go to the positive or negative side of the coil? I tried looking everywhere on the net and could not find a thing.
+ side is incoming - side is to distributor
04 Oxford White MACH1,5 SPD with IUP,K&NAircharger
Borla Stingers,SLP Catted X pipe,Tri-ax,SCT Flashtune,Max Mtr Spt 4 bolt adj C/C plates, Drilled/Slotted rotors all 4 corners. 17x9 frt 17x10 rear D/D Blk bullitt's
281 rwhp on Mustang Dyno,306 rwhp on a Dynojet
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85GT FACH1 FINISHED
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thanks, i took it off and forgot which wires went to what.
The wire from the distributor to the coil goes on the negative side of the coil, the positive side of the coil gets power from the ignition switch. When the points are open, the coil is basicaly absorbing electricity, it is nothing more than a capasitor. Once the points close and completes the circuit to ground, the electro magnetic field that builds up when the points were open, collapses and the stored energy travels out the coil wire in the form of a high voltage spark.
If you don't already know point gap is important, the points need to be clean. They used to make very small files for the purpose of filing the point contact surfaces flat, when they are flat the points work much better. Most single point systems used around .017 point gap, dual points used more like .013 or .014 gap. The larger the gap, the more coil saturation time, also know as dwell or dwell time.
The current combo is an '85 coupe with 302 bored and stroked to 364, Ported Twisted Wedge heads and a BXR intake, A9M ECM with a Moates chip, Doug Nash 5 spd, 4.56 gears, Hoosier 275/60/15 drag radials.
Daily driver '89 GT 302 stock block, crank, rods and pistons, ported GT-40P heads with stock valves, Ported Explorer intake, B302 cam, Z spec T5, 3.73 gears, Moates chip and no traction. Made 325 whp and 325 wtq.
Very good laymans explanation sonic
04 Oxford White MACH1,5 SPD with IUP,K&NAircharger
Borla Stingers,SLP Catted X pipe,Tri-ax,SCT Flashtune,Max Mtr Spt 4 bolt adj C/C plates, Drilled/Slotted rotors all 4 corners. 17x9 frt 17x10 rear D/D Blk bullitt's
281 rwhp on Mustang Dyno,306 rwhp on a Dynojet
94 Black Lightning Daily Driver
85GT FACH1 FINISHED
Fathom the odd hypocrisy that Obama wants every citizen to prove they are insured, but people don't have to prove they are citizens.
If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you weren’t a racist, you’d better vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you’re not an idiot.
The Navy SEALS removed one Muslim threat to America ...
It's up to the voters to remove the other!
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