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Cortina TD 6cyl 4.1 crossflow 1977. Need some advice please.
My original distributor has just about had it. Can I fit a later model electronic distributor and therefore do away with the points. I imagine I could get parts from a Falcon XD or such. So what do I need to buy apart from the distributor itself please and what does the exercise involve.
Can anyone recommend what's best to do please.
regards ...

 

Dellboy999

You want a hall effect setup, the XF had this with a carby and the computer, but the best thing is probably a high energy ignition kit from jaycar to replace the points.

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YES302

yeah mate the xd dizzy will go straight in and wire up to ya stock coil ya just need to connect the 2 wires from the dizzy to it RED pos side GREEN neg

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TaraHymen

if u have a cast iron head then the blocks are different and the distributor hole is slightly smaller. everytime i've done the conversion i've had the distributor body machined down to fit. if u got an alloy head engine then the xd/xe distributors drop straight in.

the xf's ran EST so if u want to use that distributor u'll have to wire in a load sensor(looks like a map sensor) and all the wiring to the module which mounted behind the left hand kick panel.

another easier(not neccessarily cheaper) alternative is to rebush/rebuild your distributor and use an aftermarket electronic ignition. i did over 200,000kms in with an "Ignitor" system and never had any grief.

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