Distributor

[tmartintk]

I'm am trying to get the distributor hooked up in a 1989 5.0..it had an efi to carb conversion done to it by its previous owner...I'm trying to figure out the hook up of this distributor or what I need to buy to get it hooked up...the distributor has 3 wires....brown...green...red..exactly where do these wires connect

 

[tmartintk]

Btt

 

[madspeed]

It wont work. You need a late model distributer with tfi on it

 

[tmartintk]

What about with duraspark ignition modeul ?

 

[tmartintk]

It has an efi to carb conversion on it

 

[tmartintk]

??

 

[omarimoe]

I have a spare dizzy I bought that I didn't end up needing. It's a motorcraft dizzy with factory tfi, cap, and rotor. $100 and its yours. Ill even throw in an msd cap and newer rotor. Lmk.

 

[tmartintk]

[QUOTiy "madspeed, post: 8851002, member: 8969"]It wont work. You need a late model distributer with tfi on it[/QUOTE]
Will it work with a duraspark ignition moduel ..its a efi to carb conversion

 

[jrichker]

You have not provided nearly enough information to answer your question.

What kind of distributor is it? Does it have vacuum and mechanical advance that are needed with a carb system?

Does the distributor have a steel gear that is compatible with the roller camshaft?

What kind of ignition system is it? Duraspark, MSD, HEI or other?

 

[tmartintk]

It has vaccum advance..steel gear.. duraspark...or he I..not sure which one to go with

 

[Noobz347]

I have a spare dizzy I bought that I didn't end up needing. It's a motorcraft dizzy with factory tfi, cap, and rotor. $100 and its yours. Ill even throw in an msd cap and newer rotor. Lmk.

Let's ensure that this kind of business is conducted in Private Message and not within the discussion forums.

Thanks!
Noobz

 

[tmartintk]

You have not provided nearly enough information to answer your question.

What kind of distributor is it? Does it have vacuum and mechanical advance that are needed with a carb system?

Does the distributor have a steel gear that is compatible with the roller camshaft?

What kind of ignition system is it? Duraspark, MSD, HEI or other?

Thanks for the reply

 

[Gearbanger 101]

It wont work. You need a late model distributer with tfi on it

This ^

 

[tmartintk]

Here's a pic of what I have

 

[jrichker]

Looks like the distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance, which is what you need.

The next quest is more difficult. From the factory, all 5,0 Mustangs made from 1986 and later have an engine with a steel roller camshaft. That means you need a distributor with a steel gear to match the camshaft. If it is an iron gear, it will wear out very quickly and put iron shavings in the engine oil. Not a good thing.

If you have steel gear, then you probably have s distributor compatible with the DuraSpark ignition system used on Mustangs built before 1986.

LOOK and see if there is a part number or manufacturer's name on the distributor. That will help provide answers to the wiring and if the gear is steel or iron. Use Google to look up the part number or manufacturer. Google is your best friend to find answers to things you don't know.

Here's the link to DuraSpark wiring :
Duraspark II ignition diagram:

Diagram courtesy of Bill Wrigley

See http://webpages.charter.net/1bad6t/duraspark.html for more help.
Note the ballast resistor shown in the diagram: you’ll need that too.
If you use a coil from a 78 or later Mustang, you don't need the ballast resistor. The stock 89 Ford/Mustang ignition coil does not need a ballast resistor

A simpler HEI ignition that uses the same distributor and fewer parts can be found here. This is an excellent resource, and I suggest that you add it to your Internet Favorites
http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48435

 

[tmartintk]

thanks for the great info.....what does the HEI that uses fewer parts require?

Looks like the distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance, which is what you need.

The next quest is more difficult. From the factory, all 5,0 Mustangs made from 1986 and later have an engine with a steel roller camshaft. That means you need a distributor with a steel gear to match the camshaft. If it is an iron gear, it will wear out very quickly and put iron shavings in the engine oil. Not a good thing.

If you have steel gear, then you probably have s distributor compatible with the DuraSpark ignition system used on Mustangs built before 1986.

LOOK and see if there is a part number or manufacturer's name on the distributor. That will help provide answers to the wiring and if the gear is steel or iron. Use Google to look up the part number or manufacturer. Google is your best friend to find answers to things you don't know.

Here's the link to DuraSpark wiring :
Duraspark II ignition diagram:

Diagram courtesy of /www.billwrigley.com

See http://webpages.charter.net/1bad6t/duraspark.html for more help.
Note the ballast resistor shown in the diagram: you’ll need that too.
If you use a coil from a 78 or later Mustang, you don't need the ballast resistor. The stock 89 Ford/Mustang ignition coil does not need a ballast resistor

A simpler HEI ignition that uses the same distributor and fewer parts can be found here. This is an excellent resource, and I suggest that you add it to your Internet Favorites
http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48435

 

[jrichker]

thanks for the great info.....what does the HEI that uses fewer parts require?

Read the pages pointed to by the link. Click on the link and it will open up the web page.

 

[tmartintk]

I did it wouldn't open..could you copy and past the info I need?

 

[jrichker]

I did it wouldn't open..could you copy and past the info I need?

Both links work OK for me. There must be something wrong with your computer.
Copy and paste the link into the address bar of your web browser.

http://webpages.charter.net/1bad6t/duraspark.html
and
http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48435

 

[Noobz347]

Both links work for me.

jrichker doesn't use the rich HTML editor. All you need to so is click on the link.