StarquestMan
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Well I just had a long detailed post typed up but when I tried to submit it it asked me to log in (again) then it said there has been an error and that I needed to reload the previous page (the page I had just typed) and upon reloading it was all gone
so here is the shortened version! My brother has an "oddball" white 1980 Scout II with the 4cyl and 4 speed manual with the "rally steering wheel" and cool blue plad door panels it originaly had rectangular sealed beam headlights but a stupid freeking bear in the road decided that round ones from our parts Scout would look better
. However being that it was probably pieced together from whatever parts they had left lying around the factory floor for the final model year it has a prestolite dizzy wth the doughnut shaped igniter that has now decided to stop working after a very good 35 years of service! Now
that oe parts are no longer made (including the parts that make the parts like the rca xa1321 to-3 package transistor or scr that tuns up no info on google!) ive decided to replace it with a pertronix module from this site. However this site only lists an 8 cylinder prestolite module. Will it work since (I think?) the 4 and 8 cyl dizzys are the same with just a different tooth count on the armature?
I should also add that I was wondering about using the stock prestolite pick-up assembly and wiring it to either a Ford duraspark or late 70's GM igniter and wether or not that would be a good option? It would be nice to simply fab up a bracket and mount a duraspark where the holly goldbox unit would go and simply make a nice clean harness between the dizzy/coil and the firewall with connectors for easy future part replacement and module testing at any parts store.
so here is the shortened version! My brother has an "oddball" white 1980 Scout II with the 4cyl and 4 speed manual with the "rally steering wheel" and cool blue plad door panels it originaly had rectangular sealed beam headlights but a stupid freeking bear in the road decided that round ones from our parts Scout would look better
. However being that it was probably pieced together from whatever parts they had left lying around the factory floor for the final model year it has a prestolite dizzy wth the doughnut shaped igniter that has now decided to stop working after a very good 35 years of service! Nowthat oe parts are no longer made (including the parts that make the parts like the rca xa1321 to-3 package transistor or scr that tuns up no info on google!) ive decided to replace it with a pertronix module from this site. However this site only lists an 8 cylinder prestolite module. Will it work since (I think?) the 4 and 8 cyl dizzys are the same with just a different tooth count on the armature?
I should also add that I was wondering about using the stock prestolite pick-up assembly and wiring it to either a Ford duraspark or late 70's GM igniter and wether or not that would be a good option? It would be nice to simply fab up a bracket and mount a duraspark where the holly goldbox unit would go and simply make a nice clean harness between the dizzy/coil and the firewall with connectors for easy future part replacement and module testing at any parts store.
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