At 10:16 PM 2/2/01 -0500, Richard Hayes wrote:
>I decided to change my ignition module on #782 (75) as preventative
>maintenance. The ford people had a replacement which it was identical
>except that the wiring harness (there are two a four wire and a three
>wire) on the replacement had 2 wires instead of 3 as on the original.
>The blue wire had been eliminated. The service person checked in the
>manual and it stated that 75 and earlier had a third blue wire but it
>was not needed on the replacement. I purchased it ($75.00 canadian) and
>put it on my Brick, it will not start. I put the old one back on and it
>started fine. Does anyone know what the blue wire was? Could it be a
>ground that they eliminated and my module is not grounding through the
>housing (my panel insides are heavily coated with paint.) Any help would
>be appreciated as I cannot return the part.
Rick,
As a matter of fact I do!!! In fact I wrote an article for The Brickline
about the very subject a couple if issues ago.
What color is the rubber gromett on the ign. module where the wires come
out? There are 3 different modules and the color determines which module
you need. You should have the GREEN module. Did you get it from a Ford
dealer or aftermarket? If I remember correctly, the application for the
module is NOT 75 Granada (like most things) but is 75 Ford Truck.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
Editor/Publisher The Brickline
Quarterly Magazine of Bricklin International
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