Section 2-1 · Pages 112–122 (11 pages)
Ignition System Maintenance
From the 1960 Ford and Mercury Truck Shop Manual
The opening of Group 2, Ignition System and Governors. Part 2-1 explains the primary and secondary circuits with the coil, resistance wire, spark plugs and high tension wires, and gives trouble diagnosis, ignition timing and distributor tests such as spark advance, breaker points and condenser checks.
Read this section free, starting at page 112What this section covers
- Primary and secondary circuit tests
- Spark plugs and high tension wires
- Ignition timing
- Breaker points and condenser
- Spark advance and distributor tests
- Year
- 1960
- Vehicle
- Four Wheel Drive Trucks, Trucks
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- Ford and Mercury F, B, C, P and T series trucks, 100 through 1100 (light to extra-heavy duty)
- Pages
- 641
What’s inside
Identification
Engine systems
- 1-1General Engine Servicepp. 10–28
- 1-2223 Six Enginepp. 29–46
- 1-3292 MD and HD V-8 Enginespp. 47–67
- 1-4302 and 332 HD V-8 Enginespp. 68–81
- 1-5401, 477 and 534 SD V-8 Enginespp. 82–101
- 1-6Exhaust Systemspp. 102–105
- 1-7Engine Specificationspp. 106–111
- 2-1Ignition System Maintenancepp. 112–122
- 2-2Distributorspp. 123–133
- 2-3Governorspp. 134–137
- 2-4Ignition and Governor SpecificationsDistributor advance curves by engine, breaker arm spring tension, contact spacing and dwell, plus condenser, coil and governor specifications for the 223 Six and the V-8 engines.pp. 138–139
- 3Fuel Systempp. 140–194
- 4Cooling Systempp. 195–210
Drive line and chassis
- 5Clutches and Manual-Shift Transmissionspp. 211–289
- 6Fordomatic and Heavy-Duty Cruise-O-Maticpp. 290–311
- 7Transmatic Drive Transmissionpp. 312–353
- 8Rear Axles, 4-Wheel Drive Front Axle and Drive Linespp. 354–433
- 9Wheels, Tires, Suspension and Framespp. 434–453
- 10Steeringpp. 454–479
Brakes and electrical
- 11Brakespp. 480–533
- 12Generating and Starting Systemspp. 534–565
- 13Lights, Instruments and Accessoriespp. 566–589