Need help with a.....Ford!

[ssok]

Okay, okay. Yes, this is a Mopar Forum, but I am helping a friend with his 66 Mustang and I figured the Mopar Community is a hospitable group and could help me out. My Road Runner is fine!

I'm helping my friend get his 66 Mustang running again. It has a 69 302w, no AC/PS/PB with a 2bbl and an auto trans. Someone swapped in the 302 and it is in pretty bad shape. Wiring harness is in sad shape, but I didn't notice any errant wires.

Car wouldn't turn over. Realized the shifter wasn't contacting right and it would turn over when I threw it in park a second time. Car turned over, no spark. Checked the points and condenser, and regapped the points. I can't see the points spark. Points and condenser look new. I swapped out the coil with one from my Road Runner because Summit says they are the same part number. Still no dice.

Fords have a wire going to the distributor from the firewall that acts as an inline resistor. I forget the name of it. I didn't have a digital multimeter with me so I couldn't check the voltage. I suspect that wire is the culprit since I couldn't test it and it could have been replaced by whoever swapped the engine. Thoughts? Thanks a lot!

 

[Meep-Meep]

I speak Ford. Your issues are pretty generic so get a test light and start poking around for voltage. Yes, Fords use a resistance wire instead of a ballast resistor and that harness is the one that runs along the drivers side valve cover. There is the temp sender wire, oil pressure and the coil +. To prove that the car will run just hot wire it for a few seconds. I have several factory Ford service manuals but none here in front of me.

 

[RustyRatRod]

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