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I think a lot of people on this site have converted to pointless. The engine runs smoother at all RPM's, plus you do not need to adjust those points every thousand miles.
I use the Mallory Unilite in my 1959. I have had it in for about 20 years.
I have used the Pertronix II in my 1960 for the past four years.
It is really important to have a good ground with these systems, or you will have sudden, hard-to-diagnose failures of the ignition. I had many sudden failures in my 1959, until I soldered in a bigger guage wire and large ring connector for the ground. No problems since then, and it has been almost 20 years.
I order the Pertronix not the Pertronix II the way I read it the Pertronix II was used for more high performance vehicles. Did I miss something? Should I have ordered the II or will the regular Pertronix work just as well?
Thanks
I have had trouble with the pertonics on my 56 Bird thats why I didnt install them on my 60. Went dead several times and once destroyed my exhaust system that exploded the unburned gas when the Pertronics failed. I keep spare points in car and believe it or not I really enjoy changing them. "Quality time" with my car!!! The guy at Pertronics told me that I needed to install an alternator to keep a "good" "steady" supply of power to the system. He also mentioned about "beefing up" my ground wire in the distributor. Yet I hear from people who have used them for years with no trouble.
This description is very helpful, however I have a problem. I managed to come up with the brackets to mount the alternator, however in the bottom diagram they show a hex bolt threading into a portion of the block. I don't have this threaded hole on my vehicle. My heads and block are out of a 1960. Do you know of any explaination for this hole not being there? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>This description is very helpful, however I have a problem.
>I managed to come up with the brackets to mount the
>alternator, however in the bottom diagram they show a hex
>bolt threading into a portion of the block. I don't have
>this threaded hole on my vehicle. My heads and block are
>out of a 1960. Do you know of any explaination for this
>hole not being there? Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
They are describing two different mounting positions and related hardware. The Low-Mount methods would be more appropriate with your early BIRD IMO.
"The following images address the alternator bracket(s). The top one is the most common. The typical "high mount" bracket. You can only install these on a 1965 or newer FE water pump. The difference between the two is the adjustment arm. The bottom picture addresses the "low mount" bracket. I have found these to be a lot rarer, yet for some reason Ford featured those in their repair manuals rather than the much more available "high mount" bracket. The "low mount" can be used on any FE engine due to the fact the dowl pin area is not used for the installation."
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