1966 Ford Mustang "12 volt points firing" Questions

12 volts to it. The coil and alternator are both new. Can someone help? Have you checked the points? Pop your distributor cap and turn the engine over a little, Make sure they are opening and closing,

...points into the Red and Black wires...First on coil #! then #2...Set your meter to read 12 volts...Clip the (+) meter probe to the safety pin in the Red wire and (-) to the Black...Turn on the ...

12 volts and another from the coil to the distributor that carries upwards of 16 000 volts. The first is a thin one which allows the points to fire the coil, the other is the thicker high tension wire

...to the coil wire and read the voltage ( if it is not there you have not connected up the circuit properly if you have a voltage there and it is 12 volts make sure the coil is a straight 12 volt ...

...volt/ohom meter, after the engine quits, check to see if you have 6 or 12 volts on the positive side of the coil. If not the you could have a electrical problem with the key switch. If you do have ...

...close to engine and turn it over, no fire. It has been changed from 6 volt to 12. You did not post the make, year and model however what you are describing sounds like the crankshaft position

...volt meter. With the ignition on, there should be 12 volts across the primary side of the coil (the small connections). Do not attempt to measure the secondary side of the coil (the big connection on ...

...12 volt coil.(unless your new 12v coil does not need a resistor) This set up will increase your fuel economy,add power and start instantly in any temp. TIP 2,you can use unleaded fuel in a Ford 8n as ...

...12 volt system or there is the ballast system. The first is self explanatory; 12 volts is supplied to the coil directly from the ignition switch. The coil primary has a resistance of about 3 ohms ...

...to looking and measured my volts at the coil and had 7 volts. So I took the wire off and it read 12 Volts. Naturally I thought it was shorted but when I put the new one on I got the same results.