thanks Oldcar

no. not original. some years ago i saw a restored '56 Mercury in "Classic Truck"  the paint was Ford Meadow Green and the engine was this mushy pea green.  love at first sight.  its Bill Hirsch   Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Green.

stuey

Nice pic Stuey.Is that the orginal color that engine was?The Canadian Y-Blocks were that color as opposed to the American Red color.

  

good morning folks

Pertronix do their own 7mm wire looks stock but is silicone/ spiral wound etc comes in universal fit or 100 ft reel

i used the bulk reel and Taylor boots

not the best of pics but all i have just now

stuey

UK

Pertronix igntier 11 is way to go and 7mm leads are no problem in my 3 y blocks with, 4/71, 2 x 4 teapots and tripower.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

I'm using the Pertronics, no problems. 

56 T-Bird 312

Texas City, Texas

If you want to know about the Duraspark swap Greenbirds(Steve Metzger) is the expert on that topic.There are several topics on that subject if you do a search.

  

I have the 8mm wires also, and I found the points replacement to be a pain in the butt. Mostly because the distributor location on the y puts it right at the pinch seam on this car. I'm interested in going to the pertronix, or I saw some threads on the Ford barn about using the dura spark parts on the y distributor.Please keep us posted as to what you go with.





thanks, Mark

Im running 7mm leads ..no probs..

Try ignitor 3 and matching coil its a multi spark and its not that much more than the 2.. As said make sure your dissy is in good condition..



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

I have the Pertronix in mine.At least go with the Pertronix 2.If you accidently leave the key on in the "run" position at least it wont burn out like the original Pertronix did.You should also carry the original points-condensor as spare parts when you go somewhere.If the Pertronix quits at least you can fall back on the point setup to get you home.

  

Thanks for the responses.  The issue is difficulty in getting the points gap set correctly because of my ham-handed mechanical skills. I replaced the points (rotor, condenser, cap) because I have owned the car for 3 1/2 yrs and thought it would be a prudent thing.  Being a mid-60's Pontiac convert, where you set points externally w/an allen wrench, I find the Ford set -up difficult to accomplish succesfully!

The car runs well. The Accel wires make it impossible to remove the dist cap w/out removing the plug wires, so it is time consuming to go under the cap and reset the points. This is the rationale for considering the Pertronix conversion.

Basically, this is a laziness issue on my part!

Thanks for your patience, James Q