coil problem

[lenmissy]

just got this car driving home from store motor was loseing power no spark put ice on dist. cooled it down car started just got it home should i change to round coil and put it on fender if so do i have to take any thing out of the original coil what do use think about putting in electronic ignition if you can buy one len email lsharky@mts.net

 

[4dFord/SC]

If the new coil is internally resisted, you should bypass the ballast resistor (located under the dash). There is a recent thread on this forum titled, "Electronic Distributors," that discusses their pros and cons.

 

[Al Corbin]

There's another issue with using an external coil. You'll have to modify the distributor so that just the points are accessible for the new coil. It's not a really big deal, but you'd better brush up on your cuss word vocabulary before you try to put the distributor back in place!

 

[George/Maine]

If you have a 6 volt system pos ground.You can use a 1953 ford coil needs no resister.If your car has a resister remove it ,when using 49 thur 55 coil. I would stay with the points dist.