Vintage Thunderbird Club International

My '64 radio has a couple FM buttons, is that different on other years?

I've had the same thing and it seemed to be wheel or driveline associated. My first sensation was wheel/bearings but it was very speed dependent exactly as stated in the service note above. It came and went over the course of a drive and seemed to have a little to do with the load on the engine. Thu...

Good to know, thanks for the follow up!

Where did you put the O2 sensor?

What is it about alternator options that messes up ammeter operation?

Yikes, that must indicate that current was leaking through the ignition unit.

If there's nothing wrong otherwise with your distributor you could just replace the vacuum advance unit. I had to do mine because it leaked down under vacuum, and I discovered in the process that it had never been adjusted when it was installed. This amounts to two screws and a c clip on the end of ...

I put a 71281 Ignitor 3 unit in with a 44011 Flame Thrower 3 coil. I know you're after Ignitor 2 but that's what I know to have worked out correctly.

Steve, did you pick up any vacuum when you went to the electronic ignition unit? I'm a bit surprised.

I recommend calling them to be sure. The only advice I can give is that the ignitor 3 module had a 'd' at the tail of the part number for dual points. My '64 part number was without the d.

Here's a thread worth considering if looking at distributor options, MSD doesn't fit well under hood, Pertronix unit had spark quality issues, MSD was adjustable...all in an EFI world...

http://www.fordmuscleforums.com/garage/ ... -fe-2.html

Thanks to all for the help, I managed some time to work on this. I pulled the ignition switch out of the dash in an effort to get past the infamous 'pink resistor wire' and found that I didn't want to chase that any further because the pink wire junction onto the ignition doesn't occur until the wir...

A few comments on this, I'm coming at this from a '64 which doesn't list any double diaphragm units as replacement...hopefully somebody else can help with that: 1. Why are you replacing the distributor? 2. If you're interested in better technology over originality, it makes sense to consider electro...

Mine is hung off the hood on my '64, no idea if that's right.

Thanks, been through a half dozen parts places here in Calgary with most saying they've been gone for a few years. Napa here should be able to get them here too.