Dist weight ???

[MY 85 GT]

Ok im timing issues as some of you guys know im wondering if i have a broken spring or stuck weight...how do i get to that in the dizzy...my dist looks bare when i open it up...just a rotor...where are the weights and springs?????

 

[Fast63]

If you notice, there is a plate below the rotor and the "gear looking thing" that is as big as the housing. It has two screws holding it in place, one is very easy to get at, and the other is kinda under the module that is in there. If you take that off, you can get to it easily.

Under that plate is the spring and weight setup. There is a good webpage that shows all this, but it is currently down. I will post it up here when it is running again.

 

[MY 85 GT]

If you notice, there is a plate below the rotor and the "gear looking thing" that is as big as the housing. It has two screws holding it in place, one is very easy to get at, and the other is kinda under the module that is in there. If you take that off, you can get to it easily.

Under that plate is the spring and weight setup. There is a good webpage that shows all this, but it is currently down. I will post it up here when it is running again.

Thanks...I dont think i have a module in mine last time i looked...lol It looks pretty bare...i have an 85 and it has a Vac advance so im guessing it has to be under that plate in there?

 

[93 LX]

you have a mag pickup in the dizzy. This is how your Duraspark knows when to fire, that is unless you put points in your ride...... The module that is being refered to is that mag pickup.

 

[93 LX]

here is a post that shows you exactly how to take it apart..
http://www.carbdford.com/viewtopic.php?t=5392

 

[MY 85 GT]

Thanks for the info....I wanted to know how hard is it to install the dizzy with the GM HEI....what type of wiring do you need to do with that type of dist?

 

[lang williams]

i put one in my car...just drop it in an run one wire to a switched 12v source an hook your tach up to the other connection.

 

[Fast63]

93LX provided the exact link I was going to give you about the duraspark distributor. Since you mentioned converting to HEI, here is another link for you:

http://www.carbdford.com/tech/HEI/hei.htm

 

[MY 85 GT]

93LX provided the exact link I was going to give you about the duraspark distributor. Since you mentioned converting to HEI, here is another link for you:

http://www.carbdford.com/tech/HEI/hei.htm

Thanks for the info...On the Dizzy's you buy that are already made for the mustang with the GM HEI will that be easier to hook up since the coil and module are all ready installed ...so i would disconect my stock coil and my igniton box on the fender and just wire 12v to the new dist. and thats it?

 

[93 LX]

why would you go with HEI to begin with? I have had friends who had nothing but problems with HEI in GM products for years... Duraspark2 had been perfoming flawlessly for over 25 years in my 82 Capri...

 

[MY 85 GT]

why would you go with HEI to begin with? I have had friends who had nothing but problems with HEI in GM products for years... Duraspark2 had been perfoming flawlessly for over 25 years in my 82 Capri...

Yeah i have had GM HEI and never had a problem...i guess its the luck of the draw....some do some dont.....