DeTomaso Mailing List: September 2000, Message #52

>One wire connects to the positive coil side and the other to the negative
>coil side with the tach wire.  I do not believe it matters which, but feel
>free to reverse.

For sure? Even with the tach adapter? If so, then what's the tach adapter for?

>The white wire is for triggering with a breaker points distributor or when
>using the output of an electronic amplifier

Cool. Trim it up short and forget it!

>I doubt it , but defer to GT5S owners

I doubt it also... It looks weird and totally off the wall. You never 
know though!

>A diagram for '73s & 74s is in the Technical service bulletin #8 pages 3 &
>4.  I do not know if GT%s are the same.

I can guarantee you it ain't the same... This thing reminds me of my 
Dad's Granada of the same time frame. There are vacuum hoses 
_EVERYWHERE_... connected to everything. This thing's got an air pump 
driven off the A/C compressor!

>Do not remove the ball joint!! You risk damaging it or the cover.  Just
>remove the 2 bolts connecting the upper arms to the chassis.  The whole unit
>will roll outward.

Uhhh... Yeah. But I can't get the front upper A-arm bolt out! Typical 
of my experience working on any car. Nothing ever is easy... I've 
used a whole can of Liquid Wrench trying to get it to loosen up. I 
can twist it, but then if I keep going, I'll just ruin the rubber 
bushing. The inner part of the bushing is frozen to the bolt. And 
I've been beating on it with a sledge hammer!

>Me too - The car is stripped and ready for the shop.

Great! I can only call my entire day semi-successful...

Getting the carb off was a three hour nightmare... Oh how I love my EFI...

Kirby