Hi everyone in the forum, I need your advise
I have an 83, 302 engine with carburator and electronic timing, how can I convert this to manual timing.
also, can I use a regular manual choke type carburator on this engine?
I'm removing all the smog parts
thanks to all of you who are willing to share your knowledge with all of us who don't have much on these old trucks
83 302 with electronic timing
Moderators: Ranchero50, DuckRyder
-
- 100% FORDified!
- Posts: 22329
- Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:17 pm
- Location: Kansas, Ottawa
- Contact:
Re: 83 302 with electronic timing
you probably need a different dist. isnt yours the one with the brain on the side of it? or is it a computer that drives it?
- ForingaMex
- Blue Oval Fan
- Posts: 590
- Joined: Thu May 21, 2009 8:18 pm
- Location: Ontario, Canada
Re: 83 302 with electronic timing
By electronic timing do you mean electronic (Duraspark II) Ignition? As in no points. And by manual timing to you mean with points? If the answers are yes than you can get a points distributor and coil and install it and remove the Duraspark II stuff including the module. I don't know why you would want to because the Duraspark II is much better (as in little to no maintenance and hotter spark) than points. As for the manual choke carburetor, yes you can use it. No problem there.
-Jake
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln
-02 Dodge Ram Quad Cab
-72 Ford F100 LWB 390/C6 (Retired for now till I can rebuild/transform it)
-2000 Ford Windstar (Family Vehicle)
-92 VW Beetle (Mexican)
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln
-02 Dodge Ram Quad Cab
-72 Ford F100 LWB 390/C6 (Retired for now till I can rebuild/transform it)
-2000 Ford Windstar (Family Vehicle)
-92 VW Beetle (Mexican)
-
- New Member
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:26 pm
Re: 83 302 with electronic timing
Thank you both for your advise
Yes the distributor has an electronic component on the side instead of an vaccum line also an electronic line that runs down to the timing pulley so it gets adjusted automatically I guess by the computer.
no I don't want to go to points , I just want to know the correct ditributor, and control unit. I respect very much your advise and thank you in advance
Yes the distributor has an electronic component on the side instead of an vaccum line also an electronic line that runs down to the timing pulley so it gets adjusted automatically I guess by the computer.
no I don't want to go to points , I just want to know the correct ditributor, and control unit. I respect very much your advise and thank you in advance
- Dragon
- 100% FORDified!
- Posts: 2659
- Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:43 pm
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Contact:
Re: 83 302 with electronic timing
You have an an early edis type systems systems tied to TFI. True EDIS uses multicoils. You can buy a standalone module drive it and then you will have even better timing control and hotter spark the Duraspark II. For Duraspark II you get the dizzy, module for the fender and the harness.indy67 wrote: Yes the distributor has an electronic component on the side instead of an vaccum line also an electronic line that runs down to the timing pulley so it gets adjusted automatically I guess by the computer.
no I don't want to go to points , I just want to know the correct ditributor, and control unit. I respect very much your advise and thank you in advance
Old Fords Rule
Was a Ford Service Tech
71 F250 with Shell Car 390 NP435 Dana 60 3.73s, PS, PB, 750 EC VS Holley Accel Points Eliminator.
98 Volvo S70 2.4T Auto
71 Service manuals Volumes 1,2,3 and 4 So ask away.
My Gallery
Spark test
Was a Ford Service Tech
71 F250 with Shell Car 390 NP435 Dana 60 3.73s, PS, PB, 750 EC VS Holley Accel Points Eliminator.
98 Volvo S70 2.4T Auto
71 Service manuals Volumes 1,2,3 and 4 So ask away.

My Gallery
Spark test