FullaLuv wrote:
TJ, Fastenal has a place in every major city in the Seattle area, including not far from where I am. I will go by there and see the Rivnut® tool soon.
Dan, your electronic ignition depends on the style you chose. All I know is mine has the ignition module built in, so it's not separate. I also bypassed the ballast resistor by going to the positive terminal instead of going to the resistor first. If this is confusing, let me say it another way. The wire that goes to the ballast resistor from the wiring harness should go to the positive terminal of the coil. The wire that goes from the ballast resistor to the coil can just be left hanging, or just put it on itself to keep it out of the way. All the other wiring is the way Nukeday said in the MALLORY DIST. thread, and I copied it for you here:
"Here's directions (let me know if I left something out):
1. Remove the negative coil lead on the distributor body.
2. Snip the fork off the end, and crimp on a male spade.
3. Crimp an eyelet that will fit on the coil secondary post on the end of a 14-20" piece of 12/14 gauge wire, and a male spade on the other end.
4. Roll the fan until the engine is at TDC. Remove the coil to distributor lead at the distributor (The one in the middle of the cap, same gauge as a plug wire). Pull the distributor cap to make sure the rotor is pointing in the general direction of the #1 plug lead. Tuck the cap up and away from the work area, no need to disconnect the wiring just yet.
5. Mark the body of the distributor in relation to the block AND the rotor in relation to the distributor shell (just in case you have to put it back).
6. Pull the distributor bolt and hold down, pull the vacuum advance hose, remove the distributor.
7. Put the new rotor on the electronic distributor, orient it closely to the way the old one came out, and slide it in. Make sure the blade end engaged properly by slightly twisting the rotor. If it won't seat all the way into the block, wiggle the rotor until it drops in. Put the distributor hold down back on, and bolt it down, but leave it loose enough to be able to move the distributor without breaking stuff. Reconnect the vacuum advance hose (or plug it until you've set the timing).
8. Place the spade of your new (red?) wire from the + side of the coil in the slot with the black wire with a yellow/orange stripe.
9. Place the spade from the old distributor (- side of coil) in the other slot.
10. Remove the battery cable or whatever you feel is safe at this point.
11. Disconnect the wiring to the + side of the coil, slip your new (red?) wire eyelet on, and put it back together.
12. Put your new cap on, and move the plug wires from the old cap to the new. Don't forget the coil wire.
13. Start your truck.
14. Adjust the timing as needed. Tighten down the distributor hold down, reconnect the vacuum advance.
That's it, feel free to GRIN like crazy when you're done. I know I did."
Any questions go ahead and ask. That's what we're here for!!!
Thanks