Slow Loris Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Good to hear. I’m guessing the previous owner of this distributor left the truck parked in a swamp or something to get it in this condition. Given the apparent utter absence of these for sale and the Datsun desert I live in…I’m determined to get this one back on its feet. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 24, 2023 Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 The remote igniter was only on '78 L series engines (and A series) and for '79 all switched to the Matchbox type where the igniter was miniaturized and mounted in a tiny box on the side of the distributor. Later Z series engines moved it again into the distributor itself. Quote Link to comment
Slow Loris Posted October 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Well I went this route instead: And so far so good! In fact the motor is running much smoother than before and I actually felt good about the firing on the timing light. I got a matching coil from Napa and an ACDelco GM HEI module and wired per you lovely people’s guides and I’ll be damned it works! I would still like to rehab that old one in case the reman craps out. 1 Quote Link to comment
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