FJ40 distributors

[Builder1925]

Want to change the distributor on my 79 FJ40. Heard good things about Marshall, at TrollHole.
Any additional suggestions?

 

[brian]

why?
you already have one of the better dissy, not the best but close.

 

[Builder1925]

why?
you already have one of the better dissy, not the best but close.

Was trying to get away from points, to go electronic. Sounds like I should just swap out the points, change the wires and plugs?

 

[1969FJ]

Was trying to get away from points, to go electronic. Sounds like I should just swap out the points, change the wires and plugs?

I thought the 1979 came stock with electronic distributor.

 

[3_puppies]

I thought the 1979 came stock with electronic distributor.

only in the US, overseas rigs still had points and with the amount of foreign rigsshowing up it is hard to say what the OP has. if it is the troopy in his pic, than it is not a US spec rig

 

[1969FJ]

only in the US, overseas rigs still had points and with the amount of foreign rigsshowing up it is hard to say what the OP has. if it is the troopy in his pic, than it is not a US spec rig

Thanks, I did not know that.

 

[pjohnson]

First thing, get a pic of the foil sticker on the side of the dist with the part number on it. That eliminates speculation about what you have installed.
It might not be OEM.