Can this distributor & coil be used on a carbed engine?
#1
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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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.
#5
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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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.




