New distributor for 1980 cj7
New distributor for 1980 cj7
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I'm not very familiar with that year, but i use the vacuum advance as a housing starting point, and bring motor to TDC #1 and get the cap and rotor pointed the same direction. I put 3 marks in various places to help, better to have too many than not enough.
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And finally a 1981 jeep cj7 258 hardtop
I pointed the vacuum hose fitting towards the alternator then went from there. A good distributor makes a big diffence in performance.
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Great link Dave, as always JYG explaines it better than I ever could.
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Silver paint with black hard top on 33" radials & eagle alumium rims. Good looking ride and have done lots of work to make it look and run great.
Stock equipment is 258 carb, power brakes, power steering, hard top & hard doors (per vehicle gross weight) tilt steering wheel, big brake package with large rotars & drums, T18 Trans with low 6.4 granny gear, Dana 20 transfer, Dana 30 front axle, Dana 44HD rear axle with 3.73 gears. True Trac ft & rear.
I was around jeeps in the 70's and drove a 1973 Jeep Truck. My family had 4 jeeps at the time. We also joined a jeep club back then too. So about 6 years ago looked for a Jeep CJ and found the vehicle above.
I am replacing the distributor on my 1980 CJ7 six cylinder any pointers and how can I check new distributor position after replacement?
Why are you replacing your distributor????
Evaluation of Distributor Options for AMC
Jeep Ignition Upgrade Paths, DuraSpark vs Hei Compare by JeepHammer
http://www.junkyardgenius.com/ignition/jeep/HEIcompair.html