Which Distrubutor??

[BTG]

I need to get a new distributor. Can anyone recommend a brand and part number? How are the ones from Autozone?

 

[stang22]

The ones from AutoZone are remanufactored. Often, they don't replace the PIP (Pick-up) coil in them, just keep the same one in.

What's wrong with your stock dizzy?

Tim

 

[BTG]

I had a guy replacing the PIP and he broke the distributor.

 

[jb89coupe]

broke the distributer? how?

 

[BTG]

Not sure how it broke...he called me and said while trying to replace the PIP the shaft broke. He said he would pay me for the new distributor.

Do I get the steel or cast iron gear?

1990 GT Convertible Stock

 

[stang22]

You need an arbor press to take the gear off the right way, unless he was using a hydraulic press and didn't have it lined up right. Either way, steel gear for stock cam.

Tim

 

[nickg42oz]

Why does it matter how it broke just give him some advice on a distributor, I'm going with the MSD Pro-Billet

 

[jb89coupe]

Why does it matter how it broke just give him some advice on a distributor, I'm going with the MSD Pro-Billet

Calm down, I was curious how/where he managed to break a distributer while swapping a pip. And a *lot* of folks have had problems with the msd tfi modules, and have needed to swap them out for their stock ones or oem replacements. There are a couple threads on this over at the corral.
Personally, considering a real factory replacement is going to run you about $320, I'd get an accell billetech or msd billet. They both supposedly have a stronger shaft than the stock dizzy, look better, and are cheaper. Just be aware that you may have trouble with the tfi module if you go with the msd.

 

[jerryD]

stock is fine. i was reading on the corral about the hit and miss quality of the MSD dizzy. i myself would just get a stocker off of ebay. i am currently using a mallory and it has worked great so far.

 

[mr5o]

any links to the bad msd tfi's i just put in a msd pro billet ... and sometimes the car wont start when hot ...i was thinking it might be the tfi even though the distributer is brand new

 

[nickg42oz]

I have the same warm start issue and I thought the same thing about mine but I bought a TFI from auto zone and still same thing. Sorry about the hijack

 

[jerryD]

link i was talking about

http://corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=642555&highlight=distributor

 

[Stang8URMPRT]

BUHAHAHAHAHA 320 for an OEM 5.0 Distributor!! HAHA... A distributor from the dealer is $1,294.00 Yeah, that's right... That's not a typo. Look it up at www.fordparts.com.

 

[stang22]

Hint the word "remanufactored". Stock replacement dizzy will be fine.

Tim

 

[jerryD]

holy crap!!! look at this:

 

[nickg42oz]

How about this one from summit ACC-60201M..its an accell. How would it work with the MSD 6AL box?

 

[Stang8URMPRT]

holy crap!!! look at this:

lol, just like I said two posts before yours!!