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They were originally different, but when Mr Gasket owned both Mallory and Accel, they started combining stuff. But for some reason the Accel unit was about 20% less expensive than the same one from Mallory!
That should be an LED trigger, and if so it could be dirty. But it could also be failing. Try the new coil of course, but keep the old one just in case. In fact usually before buying a new coil you can test them. If yours is an original Ford unit there are specifications in the book that tell you how to test with an ohm-meter.
In the meantime, pull the rotor out and clean up the inside of the distributor, make sure all the reluctor windows are open and clean (where the light passes through to trigger each spark) and that the light lens is clean. Then make double-sure you have good electrical connections and none of the wires are deteriorating.
Yes, the track bar bracket is the dead giveaway between a '66-'75 Bronco and a '76-'77 Bronco. The later one is much larger, hanging down farther. The steering linkages were completely different between the two styles, which is what dictated the design change.
A '76 or '77 full-size pickup had the same linkage change, but they eliminated that for '78 and '79, going back to the old style.
I thought they worked real well, but maybe people didn't understand the whole setup. It's very much like a modern Jeep linkage though, so at least someone was paying attention and thought it had promise.
The G in your VIN makes more sense to me, at least for a '69.
Paul
That should be an LED trigger, and if so it could be dirty. But it could also be failing. Try the new coil of course, but keep the old one just in case. In fact usually before buying a new coil you can test them. If yours is an original Ford unit there are specifications in the book that tell you how to test with an ohm-meter.
In the meantime, pull the rotor out and clean up the inside of the distributor, make sure all the reluctor windows are open and clean (where the light passes through to trigger each spark) and that the light lens is clean. Then make double-sure you have good electrical connections and none of the wires are deteriorating.
Yes, the track bar bracket is the dead giveaway between a '66-'75 Bronco and a '76-'77 Bronco. The later one is much larger, hanging down farther. The steering linkages were completely different between the two styles, which is what dictated the design change.
A '76 or '77 full-size pickup had the same linkage change, but they eliminated that for '78 and '79, going back to the old style.
I thought they worked real well, but maybe people didn't understand the whole setup. It's very much like a modern Jeep linkage though, so at least someone was paying attention and thought it had promise.
The G in your VIN makes more sense to me, at least for a '69.
Paul
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