Wanted Distributor

[bubba79]

Looking for a complete 2.8 dura spark distributor for sale

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Looking for a complete 2.8 dura spark distributor for sale

Good luck

 

[Uncle Gump]

I moved this over to the parts wanted forum.

These parts are getting harder to find these days.

Good luck with your search...

 

[Uncle Gump]

This guy has a couple point type distributors left... he sold out of his duraspark parts...

For Sale - 2.8 V6 Duraspark and Points Distributors 30-2691

Actually came across quite clear man! Answered questions you shouldn't have had to, if I'd read description again and looked at pictures. I appreciate you providing the "if it was me" scenario. I like that direction also, and cheap. So simple. I'm surprised more folks dont go that...

www.therangerstation.com

 

[bubba79]

Good luck

I moved this over to the parts wanted forum.

These parts are getting harder to find these days.

Good luck with your search...

Thanks but no luck as of now

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Thanks but no luck as of now

Ill keep an eye out

 

[bubba79]

How well do the shafts take to welding?
The whole weight plate on mine broke off shaft

 

[Shran]

I doubt you will find many people on here that have tried to weld a distributor shaft but I could be wrong - maybe talk to someone who can TIG weld, that's probably your best bet.

It's funny, we have come full circle with 2.8's. The feedback carb & ignition was such a mess that everyone was Duraspark swapping their trucks and then the parts dried up so we're back to trying to keep the feedback junk alive.

 

[bubba79]

That is definitely true

 

[19Walt93]

If Pertronix makes a drop in unit that fits a 2.8 points distributor, that would be a solution. Their complete distributors are made in China and worthless, their drop in units ar made in Texas and work well. If you weld your old one make sure it's dead straight and aligned properly.

 

[bubba79]

I've not seen if pertronix makes a complete drop in for the 2.8
And as of now it looks like I'm going to try to weld the weight plate back to the shaft.ive got a small precision welding table I'll see if I can rig a jig up to keep everything squared and try my luck

 

[Uncle Gump]

I'll second the pertronix... we ran a bunch of those back in the day.

 

[bubba79]

I have no problem running a pertronix distributor if the still make them or come across one

 

[superj]

Whats wrong with points?

Just keep a spare set and couple spare condensers and your good

 

[19Walt93]

This was my experience with a pertronix Billet Flamethrower distributor. It's long,sorry.
I've installed Pertronix units in a couple of points distributors and been happy with them so I decided to buy a Pertronix distributor for my 351 Ranger. It's shiny billet which didn't appeal to me but it had bearings instead of bushings on the shaft and was very simple to wire. The problem is the centrifugal advance mechanism. It looks like a GM unit and the springs and weights are under the cap and easier to access than a Ford distributor. But they don't work. Centrifugal advance should come in smoothly and in a linear manner as the RPM's increase and drop back to base timing instantly when the engine returns to idle. My distributor didn't advance at all until it had been held at about 2000 RPM for at least 8 seconds and didn't return to base timing until it idled for 14 seconds. If I put in lighter springs it would advance at 1500-also after 8 seconds- and only dropped back when the engine was shut off. I called Pertronix in the summer and described what it was doing, at first I was told it couldn't do that, then he suggested I see if Summit would exchange it and call him for a replacement if they wouldn't. Summit replaced it without question even though I bought it 14 months prior. The replacement worked exactly the same so I called Pertronix again and arranged to send it for testing after I parked the truck in November. It cost $35 to send it and I just got it back with a note:"tested good" , no details, no comment about the advance, no date or ID of the person who "tested" it. I assume they plugged it in, spun it up and it threw sparks, and put it back in the box.
If I had a good 351 distributor with a roller cam compatible gear I might put a Pertronix unit in it because the Ford advance mechanism works. I didn't.
This distributor is a shiny turd and would be perfect on a Chevy small block with billet pulleys and an Edelbrock carb. The folks at car shows who are impressed by bling would love it.