stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

[rthomas]

88' 5.7 alpha- same boat im playing with carbs on, anyways ive suddenly lost spark and i havent had much luck figuring out why. in search for the problem i tried to pull the cap, very rusted screws so i pulled to whole dist out and after a lot of reverse drilling and wd40 i have 3 broken cap screws and a very crusty inner module.
what are the best options? ive seen the mallory and dui, or fixing the t-bolt??
thanks,russ

 

[Bondo]

Re: stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

Ayuh,.....

Personally,... I'd find a used T-Bolt Distributer on ebay......

 

[Don S]

Re: stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

I would stick with the Thunderbolt. The complete distributor, cap, rotor, sensor assembly brand new is cheaper than the Mallory. Plus, the TB also keeps your wiring OEM which helps when selling. Also, as I recall, the Mallory distributors are still using the mechanical advance, where the TB is electronic.

 

[rthomas]

Re: stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

thanks guys, ive located a used tbolt IV, is this the same or compatable to the system i have? its the whole system and engine harness so if it is different could i use all of it and make it work?- thanks

 

[Bondo]

Re: stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

Ayuh,.....

T-Bolt IV Is what you Have......
Even if the replacement is a newer vintage, If you get All of it,...
It'll all swap over...

 

[Don S]

Re: stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

All you need is the distributor, the distributor, cap and rotor are all the same.
You do NOT need to change the wiring harness or module. Just the distributor.

 

[rthomas]

Re: stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

thanks guys, i went ahead and bought the whole setup mostly because im still not 100% sure where the problem is, plus the price was right