Can't get it to idle - HELP!

[franklin2]

Dude....

Put a bushing in it.

Or megajolt.

The bushings may be hard to find. I can get one if they turn out to be the same size as the common Ford distributor bushings in the v8 applications. If the bushing turns out to be oddball, I might have to get one made. This engine and I believe the 2.3 4 cyl were some of the first fully metric engines Ford used, so sometimes things are different inside.

 

[bobbywalter]

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[franklin2]

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They don't sell the proper size for even the common v8. I don't know the OD, but the ID of the common bushing you can buy is 15/32. That is the shaft size of all the old Ford v8 distributors. They do make 15/32 reamers, but the cost is adding up. I just need to get out there with the calipers and measure what I have and see what my options are.

 

[franklin2]

Here's the bushing I found. https://www.npdlink.com/product/bushing-distributor-housing-upper/213170

 

[bobbywalter]

Make the bushing.

 

[bobbywalter]

Make a whole dizzy....


I know you can do it

 

[franklin2]

Make the bushing.

I have been looking for an excuse to buy one of these.

 

[bobbywalter]

Don't forget about these critters.

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[cyclejohn]

I'll just put this right here:

SOLD! - 'NEW' (re-manufactured) Cardone 30-2671 Distributor

I have in my possession a 'New' re-manufactured Cardone 30-2671 distributor. What I want for it is the same that I paid for it plus actual shipping cost to it's new owner. What I paid for it: $77 for the distributor...$3 core charge...Tax = to about $5.50 . So that is $85.50 + actual shipping...

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John

 

[Bronco648]

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Is "Powerspark" in Europe the same as "Duraspark" in the US?

~$165 total to have it shipped here.

 

[franklin2]

Is "Powerspark" in Europe the same as "Duraspark" in the US?

~$165 total to have it shipped here.

Reading the description, I would say no. That is a points style distributor that is using a conversion electronic module of some sort. Sounds like it hooks up like a Pertronix unit. If it is some oddball electronic ignition, you would probably need to keep a spare module in the glovebox.