Distributor?

[bodgeit]

Hi,
I am sure i've seen this on here before but can't find anything definate on here anywhere! the only thing i need to get my engine running now is a distributor :D . i've heard i need a distributor off a carb car but i have also heard one off of a cavlier sri will work, so i am a bit confused!!! :? can anyone tell me the exact car i should get a distributor off of? will something off a 1.4 or 1.6etc work? i would be extreamly grateful of any help here as i'm stuck!

Cheers
Matt (being stupidly thick :( )

p.s if anyone has one for sale let me know

[cables]

i'm sure early 2lt 16-valve astra had a dizzy, somebody correct me if i am wrong

[bodgeit]

mine has (half!!) a dizzy but nothing in the way of adjustment. I take it the ecu took care of this originaly? i will need some sort of adjustment as i'm not running an ecu. hope this makes sense :oops: !

Cheers
Matt

[Rob]

If your running the basic carbs/ dissy set up, then I think the dissy you need is off one of the old square shaped cavaliers 1.6 ltr. Not to sure on what age

http://www.carsurvey.org/images/vauxhall_cavalier_1.jpg

[bodgeit]

Nice pic, what a car! thanks for the reply. any other comments suggestions are still welcome tho! if not i spose it's just going to have to be trial and error?

Cheers
Matt

[MarkLD]

Try doing a search under the username jiminwatford as he is running carbs and dizzy and i'm sure he has posted this info already. Hope this helps

Mark

[mininut]

you need a dizzy from a 1989-1990 1.8 cav, obviously petrol and not injection.

M.

[wee man]

Ring this number he is local to me and sells complete reconditioned kits.
07787114417 they are a company called h&h they are in the back of this months retro mag.
These dizzy set ups were on
Mk2 cavalier 1.6Sh engines
MK2 astras the very early 1985 gte 1.8i :D

[bodgeit]

Thanks for all the replys, got one coming tommorow. :D Hopefully not long now! :D

Cheers
Matt

my xe has a dizzy on it the early xe lumps found in astra GTE 16vs were fitted with this after that they had anoth thing on there the name escapes me at moment

[bodgeit]

Thanks mate :) , i can't seem to find what i want anywhere i look though! i have a dissy from an 1800 cav but (as i said in previous post) cannot find the wire/plug for the dissy end??? Would a dissy from a 1400 corsa do the job? it looks like it'll fit and it's adjustable but does anyone know weather it'll be up for the job?

Thanks
Matt

ask on MiGweb.co.uk or even novaload.net

on the dizzys off the other vaux engines the wires seem to just come out from inside the casing also there are voltage differences in the systems. for instance you cant mix and matchs a 1.3 vaux with a 1.4 vaux the coils and dizzys are totally different

[bodgeit]

Thanks mate

Cheers
Matt