Coil part number

From Advance Auto, a BWD E70 coil fits the bill.

1.5 ohms on my meter

If you're a Speed perks member and you dig up a 20% discount coupon, it'll be under 20 bucks otherwise about 25 bucks.

Or ask wherever you go , for a coil for a 1967 Ford Mustang with a 289.

2 wheel drive if the parts guy absolutely needs to know

This will work for points or most electronic conversions

Don't know what they're giving for part numbers or coils ,but you only need a coil of about 1.5 ohms primary resistance, secondary resistance will be in the 8 to 10,000 range and it'll say "for use with external resistor"

If you told them it was for a 1969 Mustang with a 351 you'd get the same coil

Purchased electronic parts and they turned out to be wrong again. Just to re verify, aren't all of our electronic parts are supposed to be the same as a 1967 289 ? Also , would the fuel pump be the same also ?

Faceplant wrote: Purchased electronic parts and they turned out to be wrong again. Just to re verify, aren't all of our electronic parts are supposed to be the same as a 1967 289 ? Also , would the fuel pump be the same also ?

The only ignition part that really interchanges is the coil that you originally asked about.

Ford used their own distributor in a 67 Mustang and your 351 PCM uses a Prestolite marine distributor so points, rotor, cap, condenser are different.

A 351W marine engine is kinda a mongrel

I'll post some numbers for finding points etc at a local auto parts place in a little while.

Here are some Sierra numbers for ignition parts for your 88 which should be the screw down cap distributor. These numbers work for getting parts from NAPA with a NAPA label on them.

Points 18-5303

Condenser 18-5347

Rotor   18-5403

Cap   18-5352

The older clip down cap uses the same points and condenser but the cap and rotor are different.

Here are part numbers for the cap and rotor for the clip down cap

Cap 18-5369
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Rotor 18-5407

They'll also sell you a coil for either distributor, same coil for both and the part number is 18-5435 but it's a little (Ok a lot) pricier than the coil mentioned earlier in this thread. It's the package that says "marine" that magically jacks up the price.

You could also get parts or a kit from SkiDim, NautiqueParts or a variety of other marine outfits   

Jeff,
Not all of us go with the "upgrades" on ignition systems. I for one am fine with running point sets in my 54 and 64. Yes, they do require an occasional replacement but I've also gone so many years on one point set I can't even remember the number of years! EI conversions have improved over the years as many were unreliable in the early years and occasionally there still are failures.

Rebuilding a distributor basically involves cleaning up the shaft and installing new bushings.

Jeff,
If you do decide on rebuilding your distributor and don't what to take on the job yourself, I recommend a professional rebuilder. Here's an interesting article by Hagerty. In it is a link to Advance Distributors who comes recommended especially on vintage distributors. Note he has thousands of springs rather than using some spring from the hardware store. Then, he has the Sun distributor tester as a final test to check the advance curve.

8122pbrainard wrote: Jeff, If you do decide on rebuilding your distributor and don't what to take on the job yourself, I recommend a professional rebuilder. Here's an interesting article by Hagerty. In it is a link to Advance Distributors who comes recommended especially on vintage distributors. Note he has thousands of springs rather than using some spring from the hardware store. Then, he has the Sun distributor tester as a final test to check the advance curve.

You should send your Tique distributor to him to have that electronic gadgetry removed and converted back to points Pete. I seem to think you have the parts to do it

Or have them electronics been nice and reliable for the last 12 years and however many years they were installed before you bought the boat with that module cleverly hidden under the cap unknown to you?