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Old 05-04-2013 | 05:41 PM
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I have the wiring harness & ignition system from my 2000 502MPI set up as pictured. Can this system be used on a carbureted engine? If so how do I wire it, if not I need to find a harness & ignition that will work. Thanks in advance for any help. Randy
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Old 05-04-2013 | 06:42 PM
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sure can,just add switched 12v to the red wire and your tach to the brown wire on the coil.If you have the other connector for the coil its a matter of splicing the wires.
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Old 05-04-2013 | 07:03 PM
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I may be wrong but I dont think that dist has a mechanical advance built into it as the computer controlled the timing. if you run it the timing will be locked at what ever you set it to at idle.
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Old 05-04-2013 | 08:24 PM
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no,but it has a nice built in advance that a fail safe and works great all by itself.12 degrees advance if I remember right.
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Old 05-04-2013 | 10:14 PM
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Sounds like I would be better off finding another distributor. Compedge marine is correct there is no mechanical advance & even with built in 12 degrees that still isn't going to make it run correctly will it? I was hoping there was an aftermarket module that would plug into the distributor to control advance in place of the computer.
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Old 05-04-2013 | 10:35 PM
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again,the advance is built into the ignition module.I run these distr. in 650hp 540's.
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Old 05-05-2013 | 01:19 AM
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It would be easier and cleaner to just find a complete TB IV ignition than to mess with trying to make the TB V work.
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Originally Posted by griff
it would be easier and cleaner to just find a complete tb iv ignition than to mess with trying to make the tb v work.
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Old 05-05-2013 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff
It would be easier and cleaner to just find a complete TB IV ignition than to mess with trying to make the TB V work.
I would agree, if anyone has one gathering dust I would be interested. Randy
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Originally Posted by Griff
It would be easier and cleaner to just find a complete TB IV ignition than to mess with trying to make the TB V work.
I think thats gm hei set up from new set ups.Like the ones in trucks from 91-95.
doesn't get any cleaner than splicing 2 wires into the coil plug.Then only 2 wire going to the distributor.
Remember this,this distributor can operate as an ecu controlled or stand alone unit.
merc does this w/ their 4cyl and some 350 apps.And like I said,I have done this on more than a few engines.
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