wire connectors...another option ?
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petehoovie
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Kube
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Without question solder them.
rotorwrench
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Ford used the connectors for a long time. If they have the proper male and female connectors, they are usually very difficult to separate but a lot has changed over the last 20-years. I've broken wires trying to separate them on some cars. The modern parts are all over the place in quality and function from very good to complete crap.
In aviation, a dialectric silicon grease is used for good reason. I've used DC-4 for all the years I've worked in aviation. You don't want a grease that will conduct from one pin to another when you are sealing cannon plugs with multiple pins in there. When you're installing a distributor cap in a high tension magneto, you don't want cross firing to the housing or another lead. A good tight connection easily pushed the grease out of the actual connection and seals it to any moisture that may try to get in. I don't know where folks get the idea that a grease will keep the two mated terminals from making an electrical connection. This stuff has been in practice since Christ was a corporal.
In aviation, a dialectric silicon grease is used for good reason. I've used DC-4 for all the years I've worked in aviation. You don't want a grease that will conduct from one pin to another when you are sealing cannon plugs with multiple pins in there. When you're installing a distributor cap in a high tension magneto, you don't want cross firing to the housing or another lead. A good tight connection easily pushed the grease out of the actual connection and seals it to any moisture that may try to get in. I don't know where folks get the idea that a grease will keep the two mated terminals from making an electrical connection. This stuff has been in practice since Christ was a corporal.
50fordcoupeman
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I always use heat shrink tubing on my connecters. It holds the connecter in place, waterproofs and comes apart later if need be.
paul2748
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Bear in mind the the "bullets" for an early Ford are larger than the ones currently on the market. The larger ones are available - I know CASCO the Tbird parts supplier carries them as a crimp on. I remove the plastic piece, crimp it and then use shrink tubing to make it look some what factory.