55 T-Bird stalls

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Originally Posted by Ole Don

Looking at the picture of the inside of the distributor reminds me of a hard to find problem I had a few years ago. The wire that went from the coil through the side of the dizzy to the points looked fine. The rubber outside held it all together, but the wire inside was broken in two. Thanks for posting the picture!

You're welcome,
that's why I get the big bucks

The wire likely got broken by pulling on it too hard while installing it.
And your comment reminded me...
If you've got the older style ignition lead with an insulated bolt thru the dist housing, check the ceramic spacer and flat fiber washer for damage and loose or bent wire terminals that can cause a short against the housing.

To back up for a second...
The bare copper ground wire for the points in this other dist may look ok but it only had one tiny strand of wire left connecting it to the crimp terminal on the points mounting screw.
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