First we opened up the distributor, and removed the old points and condenser. These were new, and had been gaped properly months ago when we were working on our "first start" of the engine.
The included nuts with the kit did not fit our ignition coil, so we had to find one in the spare parts jar.Once we got that sorted out we cut the old wires, crimped on the new connectors and finished the wiring job.
We fired up the engine again, and adjusted the timing to account for the new module. It's running smoother now, but still something is not 100%.
Grampy was here with us, and when we got the Mustang up and running again, we put in the rear seat-belts and took it out for a spin with Grampy along for the ride.
We also did some tests on the electrical system since we had to jump the car after we brought it to the gas station last time. When I placed it on the battery charger, it took 10Amps for quite a while, indicating that the battery was quite low.
When the engine is running, the battery is discharging. When the engine is off, the battery recaptures some of its charge. We looked at the off-board regulator module, and used contact cleaner on the wiring connections. This is a crazy electro-mechanical module, thankfully there are now solid-state replacements. We'll order up one of those, and a new wiring connector.
