Posted by Bob on March 15, 2014 at 23:27:39 from (64.255.159.192):
In Reply to: Ford 8N posted by John B. on March 15, 2014 at 18:56:57:
WHY would you expect the test light to go on and off when probing the power wire to the coil on a front-mount "N"?
Vary in brightness, YES, but flash on and off, NO, since the breaker point side of the coil primary is NOT externally accessible on that system.
So you bought a new $200 distributor from "The Land of Almost Right" because the new set of points you installed, also (apparently) from "the Land of Almost Right" were so far off dimensionally they didn't work/couldn't be correctly adjusted?
Bottom line is, get some good points, put 'em in the old distributor and fire 'er up!
Even with BADLY worn distributor bushings, an engine will at least RUN, if not perfectly.
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