Topic: wireing diagrams

[Tude]

ok i dont know how to put pictures up so ill explain this as best i can
Duraspark ignition -colors are from the brain box (ignition module)

-red wire goes to the positive side of the coil
-yellow wire goes to the I side of the siloid
-grean wire goes to the negitive side of the coil
-greanish blue wire goes to the distributor
-brown wire goes to the distributor
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run a wire off the positive side of the siloid to a toggle switch and then to the positive side of the coil (this is the kill switch)
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to make the car crank over (any ford) , run your battery cable (positive) from the battery to the main side of the siloid (closest to the little plug that says "S" and on the other side run the wire to the starter, then hook the positive side of the silonoid and the "s" side of the siloid to gether with a push button and that makes the starter turn over
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GROUNDS run a ground to the block some where, and run one some where on the body works best on the bolt that holds the siloid to the firewall. Note the car will not crank over atall without a body ground.
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POINTS- run a wire from the positive side of the siloid to a toggle switch then to the positive side of the coil then from the negitive side of the coil to the distributor

[pintoman2009]

what is this exactly for just derby cars or all pintos im lookin for a wiring diagram for my pinto i need to wire up my choke and stuff like that to post pictures u go to additional options on the bottom kinda then u atach from there

[Tude]

thats just how you basicly "hot wire" the ignition it will work on any ford car,truck, or van with points or duraspark as far as hooking up the choke im not to sure what runs that. i always wire them up like that to eliminate all the wires that i dont need so there isnt a short anywhere and i wont have any problems, i also wire the choke open so that it wont slam shut when im getting hit.

[demodan]

I can set up a HEI for a Ford 2.3,Makes it a 2 wire deal no brain box or anything..Mess age me if you are interested

[dirt track demon]

Your colors are off on your wiring diagram.  70's duraspark box:
there are 2 connectors.  1 with 2 wires, 1 w/ 5:
1st the one with 2 wires:
white w/ blue tracers is your primary power for the duraspark box, this one will go to your ign switch( power supply to other side of switch)
red w/ blue tracer goes to the wire that you hook to the s side of the solenoid, this tells the duraspark to do whatever it does to make the car start easier.

 2nd plug (5 wires):  green goes to coil - side
red w/ green tracer goes to +side
black orange and purple to distributor

problem with working with 30 yr old wiring, the colors fade or change or get stained by whatever oil decides it doesn't want to be in the engine anymore.  the black one may be brown, it was getting dark i couldn't tell.

[dirt track demon]

OOps, I should ask, are you guys even running alternators. I can show you what to do either way.  We usually run The big 130 lb batteries in our derby cars and do away with the alternators.  anyway, let me go make some smoke and ill be back.

[dirt track demon]

the wire for your choke should come from the alternator.  To pintoman2009.  ill look at that to while im over at the garage. I still have my choke set up for electric.  YES im running a choke on my race car.  I like to play with the race car all year, and it doesn't want to start when its cold.  But i havent noticed any changes in performance  with or without the choke, but then i am running a stock engine class.

oops its been awhile since i was under the hood. i did away with the electric, and put a heat riser one on instead.  I was tying into the wire that supplied the power to the fields in the alternator,  but now that im thinking about it, its not very effective that way, cause if the voltage regulator isnt supply power thru that wire then the electric choke will only work when the alternator is charging.  Mustang II haynes manuals will have wiring diagrams in them, i just looked at the old chilton pinto one and it doesn't even have a diagram for anything except the fuse box.  If I can find my haynes manual, I can email you the diagram if you'd like.

[Tude]

yes the wireing diagram did come from another site (the color matters from the plug that goes into the "brain box" aka ignition modual according to NAPA (but i have been able to interchange them all well as of now), some times its blue some times its blacks etc.....)but it is only one wireing diagram not ALL wireing diagrams i like to run points in everything i run just to keep it simple for me.) so if you have a picture that will help alot.

as far as the altenator you want to run one if for some odd reason a battery cable comes off ar the battery goes dead the altenator will give enough charge to keep the car running (with no headlights radio, braek lights etc for those who are saying it wont for a driver in the dark) IT WILL WORK.

if all else fails put a chevy alt. on it it has 3 wires i think im not positive but hook the 2 wires that hook into the plug into a toggle switch and the main wire to the battery (i may be wrong so correct me if so)

[dirt track demon]

yup, a good old delco works pretty good.  for the guys wanting to use the ford alt. and ext. regulator.  the yellow wire coming from the voltage regulator gets run to the hot side of the solenoid(or a switch if you want to be able to turn off the alternator when you want an extra 1/4 hp)  then the orange wire from the voltage regulator goes to the alternators field wire.

[crazycooter06]

hope these help

[pintoman2009]

dirt track could i get that wiring diagram from u

[78jr racer]

when wiring up a delco alt. the red wire on the two wire plug goes to hot post on alt. white wire goes to ign. post on sol. and hot post on alt goes to hot post on sol. hope this helps.

[johnsonracing]

I run double battery cables and extra big batery terminals so that it can take the amperage of cranking over a very hot motor with a very hot starter.Brand new starter is a must for demos!

     Ya Baby!   #68

[dirt track demon]

dirt track could i get that wiring diagram from u

Sure, ill have to go over to the garage and see what its buried under. I have to go take some digital pics of parts for someone else, anyway.