Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, datzenmike said: There are '80 federal 4 plug Z20 distributors that are virtually the same as the L series matchbox. There's even one on the 210 which has a drive gear on the bottom. The roll pin is removed to get the gear off and an L series collar installed. They are out there. Might be an option Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, Crashtd420 said: Guess I missed the out of stock part when i looked it up... Called the warehouse and they stopped making them. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Veraciousreasoning said: Called the warehouse and they stopped making them. I was gonna say I can find it anywhere either.... Do you still have the one coming from ebay? Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Crashtd420 said: I was gonna say I can find it anywhere either.... Do you still have the one coming from ebay? Yes it should arrive today or tomorrow but mike thinks its a no-go cause its made for a 8 point not a 4 Edited June 28, 2023 by Veraciousreasoning Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, Veraciousreasoning said: Yes it should arrive today or tomorrow but mike thinks its a no-go cause its made for a 8 point not a 4 Ya I just looked it up with O'Reilly and it shows the 8 plug cap that goes with it.. . Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Crashtd420 said: Ya I just looked it up with O'Reilly and it shows the 8 plug cap that goes with it.. . Yeah I'm looking for.local.machine shops to see if they can't just rebuild it Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Just now, Veraciousreasoning said: Yeah I'm looking for.local.machine shops to see if they can't just rebuild it Not many of those people around anymore.... if it's a good original distributor it would be worth rebuilding.... Only available option I saw was for the later model 620.... it's for the L20b engine... if you need to buy one it might be an option... Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Crashtd420 said: Not many of those people around anymore.... if it's a good original distributor it would be worth rebuilding.... Only available option I saw was for the later model 620.... it's for the L20b engine... if you need to buy one it might be an option... So the 1980 was the L20b but mike was pretty sure everything after 81 was a 8 prong Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 OK you could use the 8 plug distributor and just use 4 of the plug wires. No one can see it at 50 MPH That one for the 610/710 will be points. The one for the 620 truck says '76 '77and '78. The '76 and '77 were points. The '78 was a remote igniter EI. So again Cardone you are useless. ... 1 Quote Link to comment
NC85ST Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Maybe I missed it, but why are you replacing the distributor? Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 38 minutes ago, NC85ST said: Maybe I missed it, but why are you replacing the distributor? Its rusted to shit on the inside and I def feel like its time for a upgrade. Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 50 minutes ago, datzenmike said: OK you could use the 8 plug distributor and just use 4 of the plug wires. No one can see it at 50 MPH That one for the 610/710 will be points. The one for the 620 truck says '76 '77and '78. The '76 and '77 were points. The '78 was a remote igniter EI. So again Cardone you are useless. ... How would that work? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 The 8 plug distributor will need an EI coil or one with about 1 ohm resistance. A points coil won't do. The 8 plug has provision for two coils. The cap is: int. ex. int. ex.int. ex. int. ex. It has a special rotor that, well you have to see it to understand how it works but pick one of the tracks, say the intake ring and the high tension wire from the coil goes into the cap that goes to the intake rotor. Again three wires, one 12v and two that go to the coil negatives. I don't know which one is the 12v or which ones are the negatives. You'll have to figure that out. Plus 12v to the EI coil positive terminal. 1 3 4 2 firing order using every other plug hole marked I for intake. Below, imagine that the radiator is to the top I1 or Intake One is at the top. Turn counter clockwise skipping every other one that are E exhaust. I3, I4 I2 Anyone with a points L4 could switch to an EI by doing this. Looks slightly wonky but it's results that count. 1 Quote Link to comment
Veraciousreasoning Posted July 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 I Found a local company that will rebuild it for me. I bought a used one from Facebook and they will rebuild that one Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 There are two EI distributor types. Post a picture of it with the cap off. Quote Link to comment
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