Distributor Question
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Distributor Question
I have an 83 F350 4x4 crew with a 351M of unknown vintage.
It wouldn't go over about 30 mile an hour before it started farting all over itself. Pulled the distributor cap... nasty. new cap.
went to adjust the timing, no joy, couldn't get it to turn.
Pulled distributor, and will post pick of it later. Parts broken off the bottom.
So do I put in a new distributor, rebuild this one, or upgrade the system? How do I tell what I have?
Thanks much you guys are all a wealth of information.
Carl
It wouldn't go over about 30 mile an hour before it started farting all over itself. Pulled the distributor cap... nasty. new cap.
went to adjust the timing, no joy, couldn't get it to turn.
Pulled distributor, and will post pick of it later. Parts broken off the bottom.
So do I put in a new distributor, rebuild this one, or upgrade the system? How do I tell what I have?
Thanks much you guys are all a wealth of information.
Carl
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If you get pictures on we can tell you what you have.
Since you're not sure what year the motor is, I'll assume it could be anything. Being a 351M, we will assume it's probably older then your 83 truck. It may have points, may be a DSII.
When you pulled it apart, did you see points in there? Do you see the wires coming out of the distributor going to a connector or straight to the coil? Do you have a control module mounted on the drivers side fendor with several groups of wires, all leading into connectors?
Since you're not sure what year the motor is, I'll assume it could be anything. Being a 351M, we will assume it's probably older then your 83 truck. It may have points, may be a DSII.
When you pulled it apart, did you see points in there? Do you see the wires coming out of the distributor going to a connector or straight to the coil? Do you have a control module mounted on the drivers side fendor with several groups of wires, all leading into connectors?
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If you get pictures on we can tell you what you have.
Since you're not sure what year the motor is, I'll assume it could be anything. Being a 351M, we will assume it's probably older then your 83 truck. It may have points, may be a DSII.
When you pulled it apart, did you see points in there? Do you see the wires coming out of the distributor going to a connector or straight to the coil? Do you have a control module mounted on the drivers side fendor with several groups of wires, all leading into connectors?
Since you're not sure what year the motor is, I'll assume it could be anything. Being a 351M, we will assume it's probably older then your 83 truck. It may have points, may be a DSII.
When you pulled it apart, did you see points in there? Do you see the wires coming out of the distributor going to a connector or straight to the coil? Do you have a control module mounted on the drivers side fendor with several groups of wires, all leading into connectors?
Wire goes to the coil, there is a control module on the drivers side fender, the truck originally had a 302 in it.
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I would stick to that system
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Which distributor you have is determined by the Calibration Code of the engine.
The distributor should have a tag on it, post its information if the tag is still there. Failing that, can you find any other letters or numbers or codes stamped/cast into it?
The distributor should have a tag on it, post its information if the tag is still there. Failing that, can you find any other letters or numbers or codes stamped/cast into it?
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All the wiring
Module
distributor
Any numbers on any of the components.
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