Just wondering is there anyway to eliminate the ecu and go with a standard breaker system on a 2.3. Maybe a centrifigal advance distributor, or a vacum advance? Thanks In Advance.
All 2.3L engines were electronic. Ford never made a dist withj points for this engine in the USA.
Quote from: billnall on May 20, 2005, 03:10:25 PM
All 2.3L engines were electronic. Ford never made a dist withj points for this engine in the USA.
  Excuse me?  Meinvw you need to go to a boat repair shop, ive seen at least 50 2.3's with a points ignition system on them. Ok I guess bill is partly right, ford didnt make the distributor, BUT :o MERCRUISER :o did. ;)
If you live somewhere where there aint no water or repair shops, I used to work at a boat place and they sponsor my race car. So if you dont have any luck let me know. I might even be able to get a used one. I wont be back til next weekend. so if i dont respond thru the week dont worry.
Thanks, might have to look into that. I have the van up for sale now, so put my repairs on hold, if it does not sell, then I am diving back in. Any ideas on the cost of the distributors? And what type, I am sure they will look at me funny when I go in and ask for one!
in 1974 the Pinto came with points or solid state ignition.
from Pintony
Quote from: meinvw on May 23, 2005, 04:27:14 PM
Thanks, might have to look into that. I have the van up for sale now, so put my repairs on hold, if it does not sell, then I am diving back in. Any ideas on the cost of the distributors? And what type, I am sure they will look at me funny when I go in and ask for one!
I doubt it, just tell them you need a points distributor for a 2.3. I never much paid attention to the cost of them. I dont like boats, so I just put the parts on and got the heck away from it.
Quote from: meinvw on May 20, 2005, 06:41:35 AM
Just wondering is there anyway to eliminate the ecu and go with a standard breaker system on a 2.3. Maybe a centrifigal advance distributor, or a vacum advance? Thanks In Advance.
Are you refering to a late model fuel injected dist?
Quote from: CHEAPRACER on May 23, 2005, 11:26:08 PM
Quote from: meinvw on May 20, 2005, 06:41:35 AM
Just wondering is there anyway to eliminate the ecu and go with a standard breaker system on a 2.3. Maybe a centrifigal advance distributor, or a vacum advance? Thanks In Advance.
Are you refering to a late model fuel injected dist?
It is has a carb, I am thinking it is a 77-78 engine.
Quote from: billnall on May 20, 2005, 03:10:25 PM
All 2.3L engines were electronic. Ford never made a dist withj points for this engine in the USA.
Sorry about the wrong info, I went off of memory, I looked in the book this time.
Ford Parts Catalog shows ALL 1974 2.3 OHC had points in the dist.
Yep Bill, mine was a points disty. The guy I bought it off converted it to electronic. he MAY still have the points disty somewhere, I'll ask him meinvw
Ok it was OMC that used the 2.3 not mercruiser. I checked today the boat shop cant get any new from any of their suppliers. And they don't have any used. Sorry.
HERE IS THE INFO TO GET ONE AT THE LOCAL AUTO SUPPLY.
Part Number: 30-2400
Manufacturer Name: A1 CARDONE
Description: Remanufactured Distributor
Years: 74 PINTO 2.3 OHC
Part Information: VAC ADVANCE (SINGLE)
One of the guys at the boat shop told me that they make a module for the points distributor that turns it into HEI like a chevrolet. You'd have to check at a boat shop to get it though. Speaking of that speedway motors sells a converted distributor for a 2.3 that makes it HEI. www.speedwaymotors.com
You might have to call, I saw them in the book but cant locate them online.
If you went that way, coil and everything would be in the distributor, all you would need would be a hot and a ground to your distributor.
Great, sounds like exactly what I was looking for. The van actually sold at auction( the big online one) but the first person to hit the reserve was a kid, and his Dad e-mailed me that he was not supposed to be ding it, then the next bid won, but no response from them so look like I will be keeping it. So back to work on it! Thanks for all the info, hopefully I can get it up and running right.