Ok I’ll bite. In other words, if I carry a spare ECU, that’s insurance that the one in use won’t fail.
If you have a leaky hood, why not fix the leak? Changing the distributor because the hood leaks is like going out and mowing the lawn because you got hungry. If you're hungry make a sandwich.
But anyway, I could see after market not being as good as OEM, (in this case Motorcraft) after all, the OEM was made for that car! Then again, if I were pulling the distributor, I think I'd go for a performance upgrade like to an Accell or an MSD or something.
But anyway, I could see after market not being as good as OEM, (in this case Motorcraft) after all, the OEM was made for that car! Then again, if I were pulling the distributor, I think I'd go for a performance upgrade like to an Accell or an MSD or something.
Back to spare parts. I'm still daily driving my 93 lx, 150 miles + a week, the only spare parts are the Old belt and hoses in wheel well and fuses in glove box. If I change something the night before I have to work, and the Old part still worked I'll toss it in the back for a day or two then shelf it.
In fourteen years of daily driving her she never needed any of them.
In fourteen years of daily driving her she never needed any of them.
@Bree The “upgrades” you list are designed for max output at the track, not for street durability. They are also made to a budget price point.
The chances of Motorcraft being made by Ford is minimal now unless the part is NOS.
To the OP, if you set the timing right, a new cap and adaptor ring might help with the water problem. A stock style distributor and wire cover might eliminate your problem.
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You’re not getting it. The aftermarket items you cited are guaranteed to require that you carry spares if you want to make it back from Saturday’s cruise-in.
“Letting that pony run” no longer goes hand-in/hand with MSD, or Accell.
Evidently, that includes everything else if not oem.
what "hotter" parts arey you referring to? I have over 500 hp on a few cars and run a Ford coil, distributor, fuel rails, TFI, intake, FMS headers, and many other parts.
I’d rather buy electrical parts from Delphi, then rebuild the stock distributor. Unless the shaft or bushings are worn, it will be at least as good as new as they are an OEM supplier. But for antiques, the parts might still be rebooted from a limited number of suppliers.