Ignition problem

Working on a freshen up paint job for "Willy"

Have finished the wheels and underneath.

Hope to paint the inside of the tub tomorrow.

Then some minor fixes on the windshield frame.

Remove decals.

Paint body and windshield frame (I may have to get more paint)
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My Ignition module is under my train horns, kinda hard to get to for pics

See if what I did get and labeled will aid you in the salvage yard. '70s and early '80s Fords (and Jeeps) is the ticket!

See all of my pics below

Your Turn,

The Medic

Well,

Time to get you running/ been down way too long.

My end.

We are waiting for paint to cure some before we add the insignia to the hood and body.

While messing around with other stuff I found that my headlight switch and dimmer switch were failing. Looks like this crap would last more than 26 years (initial restoration in '91) with me only using it every chance I get!

I also have to replace my passenger's side windshield pane. "Mr. Helpful" at work decided to close it from it being louvered out a few inches to fully shut when a few raindrops were coming down. He only un-did the strut on the one side and as he pushed (hard) on the inner assembly. Of course it twisted (or "racked") as the driver's side strut was still locked. I have a WWII over the top and down the back canvas top, there are no sides. Even had it been a downpour, what the heck did he think he was accomplishing?

Recovering the seats is on the list too.

How's the paint look to you?

The Medic

TCRAIG

Christmas rush is over.

Things pile up,

I didn't mean to get disconnected from you!

How are you and the Jeep getting along?

I have another Jeep feller looking your post over so that he can convert his to be more '79ish.

Any intell on where or where not to look for parts/ connectors, problems you have had, etc. (PICS TOO!) Might be helpful for him.

If you are stuck, let's hear what you have, maybe we can make it all better!

The Medic

I took my diagram and sorta stripped away the crap in your way.

I also Labeled areas of the wiring with Green Capital Letters so you can reference the area back to me that you may be having problems with.

Lemme know where you need assistance.

I know you can do this!

Dang I'm good!

The Medic

Doing good what can we help you with?

TCRAIG, Where in the heck have you been?

What kind of Jeep news do we have?

I guess I missed your notification yesterday.

The Medic

I believe I have "Willy" in pretty good shape after 25 years of regular of use of my original restoration -looks and mechanicals are back in order. I've driven about 20 miles so far, he's going to work with me tomorrow!

I snapped some pics with one of the grandmonsters. Maybe a little inspiration/ motivation to get your's back on the road?

Lets hear the full situation report with yours, yours has been down way too long. Are you ready to jump back on it?

The Medic

My last diagram (Monday, Feb 5)

At location "A" I have a "Red" and "White" wire going nowhere. These wires will get tied in to your '76 wiring, I will show you where soon!

My last diagram - this is all new stuff (and the wiring) going into the Jeep (except the solenoid at location "E", it remains) Do you understand how all of that goes in?

Has the distributor been out or moved since it last ran? (I may have asked that before- I was diagnosed by the wife as having "Sometimers")

When you install the Motorcraft Distributor (if you may not be comfortable with getting it in right and synced correctly) Let me know, I can help you do it an easy way.

Have you got any of this stuff in yet?

Please try to answer my questions.

The Medic

Pretty much, Lay the parts out as in the diagram.

Insure the plugs will plug in where the should and the right number of pins are on them. Go ahead and figure out which wire will match up correctly for the pins.

It may be helpful to label each wire near the connector so that connecting them will go really smooth when cutting them to length. The label should be far enough away so that it doesn't get cut off.

"A" on this end goes to "A" on the other end, "B" on this end matches up with "B" on that end.

You may have to shorten or lengthen the wires from the salvage yard, but wait until you are installing them, this will insure a neat job.

The big thing is, while you install them and are butt splicing them together make sure the wires connect to the correct pins on either end. Salvage yard wires from various vehicles may be different colored.

Stupid example:

Diagram may show a hot pink wire from pin "A" to the other end pin "B".

Your salvage yard wire to Pin "A" may be "brown"

Your salvage yard wire to Pin "B" may be "yellow"

So, You must connect "brown" to "yellow" to mimic the hot pink setup shown in the diagram.

I hope I'm not baby-ing you too much here!

The Medic

Here is a few near the beginning of their site:

https://www.carid.com/ignition-control-module-connectors/

Here is a bunch more to sift through:

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS752US752&ei=RQR-W6XMBq2Hggfg9Y2IDg&q=ford+ignition+module+connector&oq=motorcraft+ignition+module+connectors&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i22i30k1.68429.79705.0.81488.13.12.1.0.0.0.100.973.11j1.12.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.13.976...35i39k1.0.N_bI092wq3o

Sorry! Doing Honey-dos, trying to get you something to work with as she is not letting me get close to the computer.

The Medic

Found you again!

( xupgrade ignition system.)

Any super wonderful news?

I hope you are really loving you Jeep now!

"Mr. Jeep" seems to be as good as ever, "Willy" is going to get a good workout when it warms up here!

Now and then pics, When I took the 2nd pic of my $100 find in '91, while looking through the viewfinder I was actually seeing pic 1 of 2019.

The Medic