Danzo + Weber = car no run!

[Petros]

There is a thread where someone converted to external coil and MSD ignition. Seems like it should be easy to do, I think you have to get a distributor out of another Toyota model.

I have had good luck with wrecking yard distributor assemblies, but I have at least two compete spare assemblies. They are reliable, but they are all getting to be quite old. New would be pretty pricey if you can find one. I have not been impressed with aftermarket replacements, those claiming to be "OEM" quality are clearly NOT. So I always have at least two used factory spare assemblies.

[rer233]

petros- i agree with having "spares". in fact i carry a spare dist and the tools to change it in my daily driver (vac diap's ruptured, but it'll still get me home!) never need it yet, but it's cheap ins (think i paid $25 for it.)

[danzo]

She runs!

I have not been impressed with aftermarket replacements, those claiming to be "OEM" quality are clearly NOT.

Damn right! After I spent 200 frustrating hours yesterday sifting through my friendly neighborhood junk yards (no offense to 'Bone Daddy' if you see this), I discovered a long-forgotten distributor at home that I had bought whilst vacationing in Austin. The dizzy on my offending car was a j-yard item I got about 1.3 years ago the last time I had a no run situation. So I started going through the FSM diagnostics. Sure enough, the Taiwanese ignition coil had no continuity on the secondary circuit, so I slapped on the genuine Toy item and she started right up!

So, yes, I made the inaugural 'it's fixed beer run' but not without incedent. The car died because the Spectre fuel pressure regulator was set at 2.5psi. I know I mentioned I thought it didn't work, but later discovered it did, not sure what happened. Anyway, after setting it to 4psi the car ran fine. Eventually I'll install a FP guage. I do have the PCV valve currently routed to ported vacuum on the carb, but I will prolly slap in the phenolic spacer until I can fashion up an EGR block off plate.

At any rate I'm sure glad to have The Shaggin' Wagon back on the road again! I'm sure I will be fine tuning the Weber over the next few weeks, but the initial out o' box performance seems to be OK. Keep in mind I'm at 500' elevation and the high temp is about 70F now (45 at night). When it's 100* every day I'm sure I will have to lean it out. I will prolly autox 'er this weekend to 'verify' the Weber's performance.

It's a great day to be alive.

[dlb]

it seems i just solved my old predetonation issue but the solution was the phenolic spacer so now i'm on to hood clearance issues. do you not have any clearance problems with the spacer in there? geez louise, i'm going to be mad as hell if you don't have the same problem i am!

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Tom M.