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85 Bronco2 coil question.


rixtoys52

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Hi I am kinda new here. I am working on converting my 85 2.8 over to a standard carb and Dura Spark system. I have printed out and am following the article from the tech forum. My question is can you still use the original 85 coil? Everything else seems pretty well spelled out. I have the distributor in and the carb on, and hoping I get the wiring right.
Here is a pic of it with my son a couple of years ago. We were working on it together, but he is now in the Air Force and so I am taking over the truck. It began to have problems and I couldn't get the wacky ford system to stay working. So I gave up on it until I found this site. Now the battle is back on to get it running well. Thanks for any help.
Rick
 


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Your kinna unclear on the reason you ask about the coil. Are you running the computer or doing the duraspark. There are two ways to test the coil first pull the coil wire off the distributor (center post) and stick a spark plug in th wire end and set it on a good ground (power steering mount) and crank the ignition. You should get a steady brite blue spark. If not with the key on take a jumper wire from the neg side of the coil and quick touch it to ground the plug should fire brite blue every time you touch ground that is the trigger. If still no spark either you have power issues 12 volts to pos side or the coil is bad. Thats how you isolate the coil and yes you can use the stock coil with either ignition system the module controls the trigger. Are you running the TFI (computer).
 

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If you are doing a duraspark conversion? Hopefully you are, well worth it and it eliminates alot of problems. You can use the stock coil with that without a problem.
 

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Welcome to the sight good plan he'll be smiling when he goes home for leave and his car runs good.
 

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Thanks you guys answered my question. I will be able to use the original coil and not have to replace it. I am converting to the dura spark 2 and removing the complete EEC-IV system and all the sensors and related wiring.
Also I have installed a standard 2150 carb to replace the electronic one.
Well let's see what happens today....
 

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