Replacing the electronic ignition with points - 1977 400 4V

[71RRHI]

I don't understand, because with the battery disconnected there is no complete circuit. I'm not saying your wrong, just I don't understand how. I find it very interesting. Something I will have to do more research on.

 

[Kern Dog]

Very good move for reasons not yet obvious . Points cars are the only ones that will be running after an EMP strike. I know I sound crazy but you will find out over the next year. No negative comments please.

Next you'll have stories about chemtrails, mind control soundwaves and alien abductions.

 

[old guys rule]

I don't understand, because with the battery disconnected there is no complete circuit. I'm not saying your wrong, just I don't understand how. I find it very interesting. Something I will have to do more research on.

Destroys all electronics any way. The pulse activates a flow of trons through the circuits.

 

[68-500]

If you had a lean burn distributor and haven’t swapped it out thats going to be a problem. I believe they are fixed timing no centrifugal advance.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Once I got an emergency with an ECU failure and had by causality a points distributor into the trunk. You only have to disconect the - lead of the coil coming from ECU and connect there the distributor pigtail… and you are done.

Rest of wiring can be still where is. Althought better if you disconect also the ECU just to not keep it energized being able still to get and send signals with elect dist plug and coil wire floating loose around.

 

[twecomm]

Would think lot easier to carry a spare ECU and replace vs. swapping a distributor by the side of the road.

 

[Don Frelier]

Very good move for reasons not yet obvious . Points cars are the only ones that will be running after an EMP strike. I know I sound crazy but you will find out over the next year. No negative comments please.

Why not just wrap your spare ECU in aluminum foil and put it in the trunk?

I've had electronic ignition in my charger for 35 years. It always starts.

 

[Rug_Trucker]

If you store your car that has electronic ignition with the battery disconnected. Will it still be effected by an EMP? Just wondering.

What would it matter? Grid would be down. Fuel would not be accessible to us as the government would need it.

 

[twecomm]

We would all have much bigger issues to deal with than our cars not starting. Gotta go find my tinfoil hat.

 

[Don Frelier]

We would all have much bigger issues to deal with than our cars not starting. Gotta go find my tinfoil hat.

I never take mine off except for in the shower.
You simply can't predict a worldwide EMP calamity. And since it's at the speed of light there would be no time to find it.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Would think lot easier to carry a spare ECU and replace vs. swapping a distributor by the side of the road.

It actually not that hard. I have done it multiple times.

 

[71RRHI]

Why not just wrap your spare ECU in aluminum foil and put it in the trunk?

I've had electronic ignition in my charger for 35 years. It always starts.

Or you could just wrap the one your using in aluminum foil before mounting it.

 

[RemCharger]

A serious guy would wrap it in one of those lead- lined bibs from the x ray place

 

[PlymouthMakesIt]

I did this very thing to my car, it's easy. It was equipped with ELB which got tossed. I dropped the points distributor out of a 1965 model 383 in it. You will need a 1.5 ohm ballast resistor and coil. Find a key powered 12V wire at least 18awg (there should be one in the old harness, I dont think chrysler used resistor wires either) and wire the ballast resistor in series with the coil, coil negative to distributor wire of course. Simple circuit, hard to screw up, unbelievably easy to work on. I've been running this setup for nearly 2 years and 3000 miles with zero issues. I'm running solid core plug wires and non-resistor J12Y champions to help the spark output a little, it doesn't affect my radio at all somehow.

 

[Blue Brick]

Once I got an emergency with an ECU failure and had by causality a points distributor into the trunk. You only have to disconect the - lead of the coil coming from ECU and connect there the distributor pigtail… and you are done.

Rest of wiring can be still where is. Althought better if you disconect also the ECU just to not keep it energized being able still to get and send signals with elect dist plug and coil wire floating loose around.

I ordered a distributor (points). Should be ready this afternoon.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Or you could just wrap the one your using in aluminum foil before mounting it.

It will overheat and melt down if used wrapped in foil. Plus batteries will no longer work. So how you going to power it?

 

[Don Frelier]

 

[Nacho-RT74]

I ordered a distributor (points). Should be ready this afternoon.

Will need to consider the correct ballast ohms range for points thought.

 

[Blue Brick]

Will need to consider the correct ballast ohms range for points thought.

I have the 2 pin right now. What size do I need?

 

[mopar 3 B]

Have never changed mine going from the five or four pin units to points. Never had a problem.