More Dizzy help plz.

[Nismo1970]

OK so i'm trying to figure out whats wrong with my truck, and as most of you have helped out already. I"m assuming it my dizzy. So i'm gonna change out some things on the dizzy. but i dunno what i'm getting into. I"m not a very good mechanic, i know the basics, but not the big stuff. so my first question is

 

what kind of dizzy do i have?

 

and is this something i would replace, to make it run better, and how do i replace it?

 

 

I'm a big dummy when it comes to stuff like this, and any help would be great. Thank you in advance.

[ggzilla]

That's a 1978 Datsun electronic ignition distributor. And that specific part won't fix anything.

 

Those parts virtually never go bad. Look elsewhere.

[Nismo1970]

OK, will do. Any advice on a starting point?

[ggzilla]

What are the symptoms? If they are discussed in another Topic, let's discuss it there ...

[Nismo1970]

ya it was in the engine thread, under distributor help. the symptoms are there, but i'm gonna have a look at it more closely tomorrow as i have to go to work right now, but i'll look and i'll have an answer tomorrow. thanks for your help.

[q-tip]

check connections, try a different module ( a module from a chevy hei works well tell the parts person '78 camaro, get the best one you can)  check the gap between the rotor and the pick up (the piece on the shaft that has 4 little points on it and the plastic piece in the distributor), manual says must be between .010 and .016".if i remember correct.

[banzai510(hainz)]

ck your old thread.

far as Im concerned that loose wire not hooked up to anything is a BIG CLUE!!!!!!!!!!!

[ggzilla]

Let us continue the discussion in:

 

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/50500-need-distributor-help/