Got a stock distributor?

[Boydster]

I've got a very frustrating intermittent miss in my engine (fresh rebuilt 306) much like an ignition miss. Comes and goes anytime it wants to.

I've done about everything I can do and everything that plenty of folks have suggested. No Joy. There's an active thread about it around here somewhere.

I am currently running a new MSD Pro Billet Distributor (yes, the supplied TFI and PIP have been replaced) and I'm wanting to try a stock distributor to see if the infamous MSD Fail Bug has bit me before I go and spring out the cash for a new Ford Dizzy.

Does anyone have an old stock Ford roller 5.0 distributor sitting around that I can borrow? Or can buy cheap? It needs to be in somewhat decent condition, ie no worn out bushings or shafts, drive gear in good shape. I can put my new electronics in it if need be, but I'd rather not because this is being used for troubleshooting. I can certainly buy a new cap and rotor for it if needed.

I can work out whatever kind of deal as long as I'm not getting taken to the cleaners. Thanks for reading.

 

[txstang84]

I wish I had one for you, but, here's some to consider...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-1993-F...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-93-For...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

...want a lil bling?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Polish...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

There's three pages under ignition for "5.0 mustang"...and certainly tons more. I saw the thread you referred to-I wasn't aware the MSD billet dizzy was that big of a turd...glad I stuck with my factory one at the time!

 

[Boydster]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-1993-FORD-MUSTANG-EFI-DISTRIBUTOR-302-5-0-HO-/110809035383?

Thanks for the help, Tex.
Holy crap... $10? That's my kind of troubleshooting money!

There's three pages under ignition for "5.0 mustang"...and certainly tons more. I saw the thread you referred to-I wasn't aware the MSD billet dizzy was that big of a turd...glad I stuck with my factory one at the time!

Yeah, I'm not sure it's the MSD yet, unless there's just a really bad design issue with the matchup between the cap and rotor. Thats why I just want a stocker cheap to try. I'm gonna keep an eyeball on that $10 unit. I hope it works...

 

[txstang84]

There was another one for like $50 that came with wires and was a buy it now...but the module had a chip out of the connector mating surface-like a pretty good size chunk. Might be perfectly fine to use though...

 

[Boydster]

There was another one for like $50 that came with wires and was a buy it now...but the module had a chip out of the connector mating surface-like a pretty good size chunk. Might be perfectly fine to use though...

Well it's certainly not the distributor electronics or the wires, so I'm sticking with the cheap $10 unit for now. I dont want to put anymore money into this problem than I have to. I've already wasted hundreds of $ chasing it down...

 

[Blown88GT]

Ford is not longer manufacturing dizzy's for these. I had one on backorder for over a month, only to find out, no more available. The same for a lot of other items. I have found that if a Ford item is on backorder, it usually means no longer available. It's aftermarket or nothing.

You hear a lot of talk about the MSD being no good. Seems hard to believe all are bad.

 

[Boydster]

Yeah, but it's getting really frustrating trying to chase down this miss. This is one of the last things I can try...

 

[Noobz347]

Ford is not longer manufacturing dizzy's for these. I had one on backorder for over a month, only to find out, no more available. The same for a lot of other items. I have found that if a Ford item is on backorder, it usually means no longer available. It's aftermarket or nothing.

You hear a lot of talk about the MSD being no good. Seems hard to believe all are bad.

I don't they're ALL bad but there's enough reported problems with them that the possibility has to be looked at. Especially considering that all of the troubleshooting so far, has turned up nothing.

 

[Blown88GT]

Yeah, but it's getting really frustrating trying to chase down this miss. This is one of the last things I can try...

I'm going through the same thing myself. Chased all the codes, ran all the tests, now just throwing parts at it. If I don't hit on it soon, might just give the whole thing away to the 1st one that shows up with a trailer.

 

[Boydster]

I'm going through the same thing myself. Chased all the codes, ran all the tests, now just throwing parts at it. If I don't hit on it soon, might just give the whole thing away to the 1st one that shows up with a trailer.

I know your pain, man. I just won an ebay auction for a stock dizzy, so I'll get that one fixed up and try it. After that, if it's no help, I may go after the ignition switch and connectors / wiring.