Carb and distributor options Options

[21783mike]

I have decided for the time being that I need to get my project off the jack stands and on the road before I totally lose my enthusiasm. For simplicities sake I am going to go to carb/carbs and a Mallory distributor for the time being, the FI is screwed up enough that for now I do not have the time nor patience to deal with it. I need to drive it so I can decide how much money I am actually going to throw at it.
I am familiar with the single32/36 progressive Weber from past years ago on an Old Isuzu Trooper I had put one on, it was great on that application but folks here seem to hate it.... though without really saying why. In my mind having an electric choke and not having to sync multiple carbs seems a fair trade for a few hp if thats the primary drawback.
The Baby Webers ..... the 34's, whats the story? Sufficient for a stock engine?
40's price difference makes these unattractive as I plan to get the FI back on next year after I pull the motor to freshen it up.... If I spend the money on the 40's I think I might not ever go back to the FI.

Distributor - there's a few different ones on Jeg's, is the 4554101 with mech adv the one I need? Or is the 4754101 with Vac adv a better choice.....

And finally anyone have these items laying around in good enough condition to bolt on that they want to sell.... cheap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Thanks in advance guys,

[somd914]

Don't forget you'll need to swap out your fuel pump for a low pressure one.

Concur that I would use the stock distributor, especially for a temporary solution.

So what type of FI problems are you having? It might be easier to sort out than you think.

[21783mike]

Don't forget you'll need to swap out your fuel pump for a low pressure one.

Concur that I would use the stock distributor, especially for a temporary solution.

So what type of FI problems are you having? It might be easier to sort out than you think.

Yep, know that one, have fooled with enough Webers to know how picky they are about fuel pressure...
I don't want points, had my fill of them years ago... How's the Petronix? I looked into them years ago to use on the 225 oddfire in my 69 CJ but ditched the idea once I figured out an HEI system from a different application would drop right in.

Well every vacuum line is ancient and many may be routed incorrectly, I'm not sure if all the components are there and if the ones there are functional. The Haynes manual isn't much help and the other book assumes I know what every component looks like and that I know where it belongs. If the owner before the previous owner hadn't pulled so much apart and left things disconnected then I wouldn't have any issue figuring it out. The PO had a friend get it running, poorly though. I hadn't started it for a few weeks while I was rebuilding the calipers and replacing the lines.... tried to fire it up a few days back and no luck, fuel pump not running and spark is weak. I have replaced the worst vac lines so far and cleaned up the points, electrical connections ect.... no change.
My train of thought is.... too many people who were clueless have touched it. I feel I need to strip it down to the basics for now... dead simple carb and dist. no mess of wires or vac hose in the engine bay and get it running decently with that set up then as time allows check everything out for the FI at my leisure over the winter months. It's sitting in borrowed space right now so it's either going to be running or going to the crusher within the next 2 weeks.

[somd914]

It's sitting in borrowed space right now so it's either going to be running or going to the crusher within the next 2 weeks.

By all means save it from the crusher - mine was saved from a similar fate, well worth it.

I'm running a Pertronix module. Some love them, some hate them. No complaints after several thousand miles. Just don't leave the ignition on with the engine not running - can fry the unit supposedly.