shucker1
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- May 4, 2008
- Messages
- 2,107
- Reaction score
- 449
- City, State
- Metairie, Louisiana
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 XLT 5.0
Does the coil require a ballast resistor?
A lot of older ones did.
Points condenser good? That prevents the points from burning.
Ground strap connected from the block to the chassis and the chassis to the negative battery post?
Points gapped correctly on high lobe of distributor cam?
Secure the secondary lead somewhere where you can see it. Supply the coil with 12V from the battery on the positive side and use a jumper wire to jump the negative side back to ground and watch for spark. If you have spark it on to the points.
As for your transmission yoke if the splines start in the same place on both and the OD and ID are the same on both parts you should be able to take it to a local machine shop and have them "Part Off" the excess tail and re-chamfer the leading edge.
It would be best to check OD and ID with a set of vernier calipers and not a tape measure.
A lot of older ones did.
Points condenser good? That prevents the points from burning.
Ground strap connected from the block to the chassis and the chassis to the negative battery post?
Points gapped correctly on high lobe of distributor cam?
Secure the secondary lead somewhere where you can see it. Supply the coil with 12V from the battery on the positive side and use a jumper wire to jump the negative side back to ground and watch for spark. If you have spark it on to the points.
As for your transmission yoke if the splines start in the same place on both and the OD and ID are the same on both parts you should be able to take it to a local machine shop and have them "Part Off" the excess tail and re-chamfer the leading edge.
It would be best to check OD and ID with a set of vernier calipers and not a tape measure.