DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #158

Trust Dave on this one, Use BLUE.  Ford modules of the same color are all
interchangeable.  Blue is the basic module.  Others have different features
and are for things like computer control, thus the extra connectors.  Some
are the same as the Blue but have different locations for the wires in the
connectors.  You just replace with the same color you have now, most likely
blue.  Most shops sell them this way.  Just get the shop guy to look in
boxes till he finds the blue one or just start picking old applications
like a 77 Maverik with a 302.  

Dave "electronics guy" D


At 09:59 PM 10/4/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all you Pantera 'mechanics'!
>
>My Pantera 73 just died while being out there having fun this past weekend - 
>found no sparks so it had to be towed home. :(
>
>Still have not been able to see any sparks - guess it's the Ford ignition 
>module (this is an altered ignition system made up of all Ford Motorsport 
>parts and Pointer less distributor and ignition module.
>
>My plan is to exchange the module with a different one - but while 
>browsering the local wreck yard today I found there is a number of different 
>modules circulating and the only difference I found out is the colour coding 
>at the bottom of the module where the cables comes out. DOES ANY ONE KNOW 
>WHAT THIS CODING STANDS FOR?
>
>I got a RED one with only 6 cables coming out of the module. 
>Orange/purple/white/red/black/green
>No parts number!
>It just says HEAVY DUTY and some written codes as 3AB 9396, OBE-10
>
>Most have 7-8 cables coming out of them - and going to the local Ford dealer 
>parts store does not do you any good since all they want to know is: what 
>YEAR, what CAR MODEL, how many DOORS etc and since this is an altered system 
>I have to figure it out all myself!!!!
>
>Also does anyone know where to find the Ford Motorsport ignition wireing 
>schema?
>
>And how a proper Ford all parts ignition system should be installed?
>I guess many of you guys out there drive with altered ignition systems....  
>Any books or web sites you can recommend would help.
>
>thx
>
>Yngve Eriksson
>San Francisco, CA
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