PerTronix 1281 Ignitor Ford 8 cyl PerTronix 1281 Ignitor Ford 8 cyl. Some products are NOT Legal for sale or use in California on Any Pollution Controlled Motor Vehicle. PerTronix Installation—Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury Remove the primary ignition lead from the distributor by disconnecting it from the ignition coil. Then, push the lead through the distributor housing. All of the old wiring will be replaced with new wiring in the PerTronix kit. 5. The PerTronix Ignitor, Ignitor II, and Ignitor III arrive with eyelet connectors installed on the wiring. Pertronix wiring question - The FORDification Forums Sep 21, 2012From looking at the wiring diagram, yes it does have current while cranking. Follow wire 262 from the solenoid to the plug inside the cab then out to the coil. Then looking at the ignition switch you can see a jumper between the coil pin in the on position(2 and 7 Related searches for wiring pertronix distributor ford pertronix distributor wiringpertronix distributor wiring diagramhow to wire pertronix distributorpertronix distributor installationpertronix distributor partspertronix wiring diagrampertronix distributor problemswiring a pertronix ignition