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Hoss,
Here's a simple Pinto Ignition Wiring Diagram:
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Note two wires to the Coil+, the yellow/black from the ignition plus a black from the amplifier. You'll find that the yellow/black goes to a connector, and is a black wire after. That black section after the connector is a resistor wire to drop running volts to about 9V. With your key "ON" you can check to be sure of your voltage before & after the connector. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by rspears

Hoss,
Here's a simple Pinto Ignition Wiring Diagram:
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Note two wires to the Coil+, the yellow/black from the ignition plus a black from the amplifier. You'll find that the yellow/black goes to a connector, and is a black wire after. That black section after the connector is a resistor wire to drop running volts to about 9V. With your key "ON" you can check to be sure of your voltage before & after the connector. Hope this helps.

Roger, is the black wire from the amplifier a constant 12 volts or only present when cranking? If only energized only during cranking the black wire from the ign switch, which is a resistance wire, can be replaced with a regular wire of the same gauge.
I would think the black wire from the amplifier is energized only during cranking otherwise there would be a constant 12 volts at the "+" terminal of the coil.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Roger, is the black wire from the amplifier a constant 12 volts or only present when cranking? If only energized only during cranking the black wire from the ign switch, which is a resistance wire, can be replaced with a regular wire of the same gauge.
I would think the black wire from the amplifier is energized only during cranking otherwise there would be a constant 12 volts at the "+" terminal of the coil.

Yes, the black from the amplifier is hot only during cranking, and I believe that if Hoss just adds the black wire from the amplifier (or another source that's hot during crank) and then replaces the section of black wire from the connector to the coil with a piece of regular auto wiring like you say it'll fix his problem, but I'd want to verify voltages with a meter just to be sure, especially on a vehicle of this age that's had a lot of work through the years.

Originally Posted by rspears

Yes, the black from the amplifier is hot only during cranking, and I believe that if Hoss just replaces the section of black wire from the connector to the coil with a piece of regular auto wiring like you say it'll fix his problem, but I'd want to verify voltages with a meter just to be sure, especially on a vehicle of this age that's had a lot of work through the years.

Couldn't agree more, sure hope he gets it fixed.

in the 73 / 74 school year i drove another 64 ford .. i dont remember where it came from .. i do remember having a friend put a motor in it .. he gave me a choice between a 352 or a 428 police interceptor engine .. of course i chose the latter .. i remember not paying for it and having the friend sick a collection agency on me .. i paid it off eventually somehow .. a little over 300 bucks for the engine and labor putting it in ..later in the school year i traded that car for a 64 mustang with a 6 banger and a 3 speed trans . gas had gotten a bit high and hard to find . . my father drove it to church one Sunday and broke the trans .. i quess he felt bad about that and knew i still had to have a car so he bought a 69 ford XL ..i dont remember what became of the mustang .. i think there was a period in 74 when i had 4 cars at the same time .. pretty good for a fellow who never had a job ..i kept the XL for about 15 years .. it was always a backup ride . it was cool looking and was a 2 dr hardtop with hideaway lights and a big 429 ..exactly like the picture .

as i said earlier it aint nothing for me to get some years mixed up .... i know that while working at the junkyard a nascar race driver would come by from time to time and get a monte carlo body .. ..i`m thinking it was mid to late 70's .. i know that in the early 80,s i'm working at the machine shop .. Thompson Industries ,, and i know that we are the major sponsor of a nascar race team ,, car # 52 .. the junkyard owner also had a small advertisement on the car .. i`m telling my new wife that " hey !! i work at a company that sponsors Jimmy Means race car .. she knows absolutely nothing about race cars but she knows Jimmy Means .. she`s related to him .. he came to a family reunion later that year .. i remember seeing him but do not remember speaking .. you can see Thompson Industries on the quarter panel .. North Alabama Auto Parts should be on a small sticker somewhere else ..local radio station WIXC sponsored him for a bit earlier .. i found a picture of that car and this car ..

ignore this post ..; i tried to post a video and messed up and cant delete a post ..