Ford CMP Coil Bracket

[david moore]

Anyone know where I can get the bracket that holds the coil for the 1942 crab style distributor? It is part no. 12257 in the parts book. I guess it bolts to a pair of head bolts - which ones and which side? I could probably make a replica part from heavy gauge Al which I have but would need to know how it is fitted to proportion the part, only haveing the small drawing in the parts book to go by.

[T Creighton]

Here are a couple of pics that may be of some help David.

It should not be too hard to make if you can't find an original part.
My engine is a Mercury so perhaps the bracket is not the same as a Canadian one.
The base plate is one eighth inch thick steel and the curved bracket is slightly thinner. This is spot welded to the base plate.
Two bolts to the head and one to the intake manifold.

Regards, Terry

[Keith Webb]

This is from a Ford CMP driver handbook and illustrates the bracket you're looking for:



I have also seen a smaller pressed steel bracket which also mounts using bolts on the valley cover.

[Keith Webb]

And in this illustration from the rear you can see what looks like a clamp onto the oil filler tube, but is in fact a bracket welded to the filler tube to attach the upper right arm of the coil bracket.

[david moore]

Thanks Terry and Keith. The Canadian engine is a Mercury too. The bracket you show looks different from the one in the spares book and your diagrams do not show the extended air cleaner housing over top of the generator which I think would foul the arrangement shown - I need to check my truck today (cab 12). I'm sure I can rig something to fit. I have been using a "normal" cylindrical coil to date.

Another question - I assume that this proper Ford coil as shown in your diagrams needs the externally mounted ignition coil resistor in circuit? The modern 6V coils do not need that resistor.

Final question - which manuals have these good diagrams that you have reproduced?

[david moore]

Terry
Looking again at your photos - the bracket is as shown in my parts book (and is the arrangement that I need to copy) but the lighter gauge support bracket is not in my book. I'm wondering if the need for that support was found later to avoid too much vibration of the coil?

The arrangement shown by Keith is perhaps for a carrier?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

This is from a Ford CMP driver handbook and illustrates the bracket you're looking for:

picture link

Here's my spare, I can measure it up if you like.

H.