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This week I purchased a "non-running" 1984 Dodge D150 with the 3.7 Slant 6 / 4-speed from a family friend, was told that it was running fine then stop firing. It has the module in the air cleaner, 12-wire and 10 wire connectors.
Coil is not firing, single pickup w/o vacuum distributor looks fine, power to coil, no pulse single (it appears)
What I would like: I'd like to take the system out and put in a regular fender-mounted control module, ballast resistor, vacuum advance distributor like I have on my 360-powered 1972 Dodge Dart.... Even an HEI, I dont care as long as it fires. I see "HEI kits" but all are for V8 models.
What I'm asking: I know its been done, I searched this and other forums, but I dont know how to do it and YouTube is full of V8's with the same problem and cure.
What I have: Time and no real electrical experience. I can change a light bulb and use a multi-meter.
What I'm asking, II: Can someone give me part numbers, part descriptions, links to parts, links to videos, links to other forums, links to someone who can help?
I appreciate any help.
What I've done thus far:
Coil is not firing, single pickup w/o vacuum distributor looks fine, power to coil, no pulse single (it appears)
What I would like: I'd like to take the system out and put in a regular fender-mounted control module, ballast resistor, vacuum advance distributor like I have on my 360-powered 1972 Dodge Dart.... Even an HEI, I dont care as long as it fires. I see "HEI kits" but all are for V8 models.
What I'm asking: I know its been done, I searched this and other forums, but I dont know how to do it and YouTube is full of V8's with the same problem and cure.
What I have: Time and no real electrical experience. I can change a light bulb and use a multi-meter.
What I'm asking, II: Can someone give me part numbers, part descriptions, links to parts, links to videos, links to other forums, links to someone who can help?
I appreciate any help.
What I've done thus far:
- I have put new battery terminals on.
- I have put a new battery in.
- I have checked all fuses.
- I have pulled the coil wire and turned engine over (no spark from coil)
- I have checked the coil (1.9 ohms post to post, 9.9k ohms from center to post (coil appears good))
- I went and borrowed two of the air cleaner mounted modules (on loan, didnt buy them, for test purposes only) from a local garage that use to be a Dodge dealership, though they are slightly different in shape than mine (maybe V8, I dont know) there was still no fire from coil.
- I observed that the single pickup is kind of dirty, the reluctor is not terrible, the rotor button was a little arced (fixed) plug wires were good, plugs were good (cleaned anyways)
- Because the single pickup with dirty, I took another distributor and plugged it into the two-wire lead and spun it by hand. Key was on, and then key was on with motor spinning. No fire from the coil.
Be safe. Thanks in advance.