Ford THUNDERBIRD 1960 Shop Manual page 79

GROUP
2-IGNI11ON SYSTEM
6. Check lie advs
itt
e
at
41 rpm
at
t Jigs
listed its t l,c sItcei fleet ions.
Operate
lie d
iso-i
butor soi It SIP and
dow,t Il,erp.' *a,.gt
Vacuum Advance
connect the test jet vacuum
ii lie to L be fit Ling on the diaphriisoi.
Set
the test set to It' atlvattee. 0 v;t:-
uttrn, and at ttL4ttt rpm.
2. Chuck the advance at the first
Y5CLl urn aid ring give n in he spec ifi
C
.+
t tons.
3. If the adva tame
i itcorrtc,
change the spacitig wsshere between
the vacuum ehaniher spri.ttg and nut
lFi1. 12L After installing or
l-:ltlor
tig I
he washtrs, position the ges Le I
q place and tighten the nur The ad
dsfinu of a wnaher will decrease ad.
,ace and lie reinnyal of a washer
.Itl hneres.sn advance.
4, Alter one vaeuunt setting
been adusted, the other
c
ha a tti be
checked. Do not change the nri1iiual
rpIiI salting when goiz
in a dilieretit
vacuum setting. If th: other set
t
are not ss-:-tli,,t li'itits, it indicates irs-
coriect spri
tip lenstun or leak age ill
the vacuum elms timber snd/or line.
BREAKER
POINTS
Thss breaker point assembly coo
Ls of the station
itV point bracket
assembly, breaker attn. tad the pd
mary wile terminal. [ho assembly is
mounted on the breaker plstu-, , s
a
unt, sod c,,n be replaced without
renmovitag the diatrtbutor item 'he
engilse.
B roakor poots sIt,,, id he inspected,
cleaned,
and adj uisred .,t
regular its-
i,I. Breaker points ea
0
he cleaned
with chlorofnrnm
a no a iG bristle
brush. Replies- the breaker point as.
seunbly ii the contacts are badly
burned or exeessis
C
ni etal transfer
between LI 'C points is evident
-
Metal
wansfe r
is
co,tsitlcred cx:e.is i ye when
ii
equals or exceeds nbc
£dp set tim!.
Burned hres Ice r petaLs
ale get
Cr-
ally the result of so esxum,alation of
oit and din oh he breaker points
This I tsualltr catjsed hv oil bloed
.1
from bc ,listribntor hao hushing
onto 11w
bre,,ker
points. bs e.ucssive
nr improper cam l-ai rieanl
be
ii'
thrown oIl ontn the
'0!
,s,Ler points,
and/or nealecu to clean the breaker
points periodically.
Excessive ,steeat 'ransfer heta an
thebrssaker poinu is ernerally caused
by
incorrect a j
it; tnees:. '.u [tan
t C
I, -
lab:
itLIjag that is incs,::ec:.a
co,,dcnn
Ln-'alle,I to the d:str,hu:,':
side of Lhc coil, ais
[fIt, t0n.o, no': 11*
of improper capacitY. or cstcaded
/'
L7T',
a
I , ,
-
COgkEcr
ALLGNMPNT
MAu&N@
n, cl5TtR5
_----
/
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MISALIGNMCN
OF POINT FACES
51019.*
FIG. 1
S-Breaker Point
Alignment
operation p tjse
e,
I I IC
at
,
5t::ds
other than norma I.
I. Remove the di
5
ti-ehutor cap and
ruLor.
2. bieL-nnneL't the primary sod
condenser le.t5k.
3. Remove the screws that secure
the h
CC
r
point assembly In the
breaker pl sIc then remove the bretik
Cr roint ;,srmhlv.
INS TA L L A CbS
I. P1,,:: lie pthnsarY
LIXI ceo
Sleltscr tc.id on
Lhe breaker point
5el!11JV
l'lttbrY terutinil. Install the
LU
sot. Lhc'n tighten the
nut :ecut.:ly.
2. P, 'r,sn 'i.e ir,:ikcn p-riot
to-
te.nhly
ot
Lie bresks'r pie
is, the,,
stall the l,,dd ds,smn
s-,-rcavs
'IsLe
the
glaaLl,Icl wits'
trrnminal is
Oti
tIme
acrC
furthir,
fH,ltl
lilt
,,djLlsLmcIst
slut.
3. AsbjItl the breaker polIO
r;ll5.
bHtAER POINT
OAP
05 OWILL
New Urcaks'r Points. NeIr
1111.::, Let
points cat l's- ittsLLt]Lcd and adjusted
on thec.;j *iIlt
feel,--
es'er,
a
Illoru ,,tcu:atc ,,djustltte'tl
he made
leolt
a dwell ntuLcr i,s?l,iyi;tt
the instr'.Lctii,Ia or Ltte
m-anuI;SL-I,lrer.
The dweLL a,jlc sl,r'uld he
l-:a
{lI,Ol 4-0.016 i ,,el, sspl New points
should be adjusted Is' lEic lu-s
!,t!cr.
anee
or he dwell attglr 2"',
or to
the Larger opentlr'
''I' Ils- gIp Ill-ill
inch. to provide l''r
I
uhhj noh,,el.
Ismun. After new Hints arc inatalle,l
apply
a
tigltt filt,u 'I high temperature
non-tibet
jo, 50 10
lht can'. 00
nil engine
oIl us, I jbdeatc
lIe
5 aIls.
Used Breolier
Po
it,ts. If the gap
used bre,! ker pol.l:. i. l;oi,,: tI
IC!
ac,l
']'scil mCtel to I:: t lie dwelt
It is not adsiahle 0 usc
to ,tdiit:j or Is jO,,:ck the
oseti break:, I''''
the roi.ghnrs of the poi;t!
,u; Ike
acclJl-.sre Js.Ip rca-i ja:
or 'stt;,,
[It,-
possible.
IRIAKER POINT ALIaNsIet
ilte sel,lc,l-I' Pr breaker
?,sints
u_sed itt
Ford Jistrihututs
float ha ac
euratel' :lligttcsJ :,nd
atrike :.sltL.Lrelv
in order t,, es-diLL-
rise full ''U'
prodded by this stcsit,n, and sisure
normal l't-: ket p'''r,L l-:. .n:- nl:s
rss'_iatno.a
..
51550
a'eTtoccsr Macerr
FIG.
l4-Aligning Breoker
Poials