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#88208 03/07/2003 2:29 PM | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 | Does anyone know what vehicles and/or engine sizes I could get a donor (boneyard) HEI from for my 235? Are they a direct fit or are Mods needed?Thanks | | |
#88209 03/07/2003 9:13 PM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | The later 250/292 HEI will fit, but there are a few modifications involved. There is a tech tip around here somewhere. Try an archive search. | | |
#88210 03/07/2003 9:21 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | HEI's were introduced on the 75 model pickup six. There are some earlier threads on how to mod one. Around here, they're getting scarce, last price I saw was $65. For around $80, you can buy a Pertronix to go in your distributor.
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#88211 03/07/2003 9:35 PM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 |
Preaching the Hot Rod Gospel according to the 4-stroke apostles:
Suck, Squish, Fire and Fumes
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#88212 03/07/2003 10:07 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Chip, have you figured out how to install that disrtibutorless crank-triggered ignition system yet 
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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#88213 03/07/2003 10:57 PM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 | Yeah, that'll work. Its turning the oil pump that seems to be the problem. :rolleyes:
Preaching the Hot Rod Gospel according to the 4-stroke apostles:
Suck, Squish, Fire and Fumes
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#88214 03/07/2003 11:40 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Plumb in one of those high-performance belt drive ones they use in race-cars 
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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#88215 03/08/2003 12:03 AM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 | A dry-sump 235. ROFLMAO.
Bullnose- all kidding aside, I'm in the middle of trouble shooting a very serious and complicated problem with my 235 that has something to do with my use of a modified HEI from a chevy 2.8 liter V-6. Do a search and find my old threads, as you'll find a vast discussion of distributor options, problems & measurements dealing with HEI distributors and hopped-up 235s.
good luck
chip
Preaching the Hot Rod Gospel according to the 4-stroke apostles:
Suck, Squish, Fire and Fumes
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#88216 03/08/2003 1:11 AM | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 | Thanks for the input guys. I thought the pertronix unit was more expensive. Is the Pertronix easy to install, reliable, or as they say proven? Chip, I read some of your threads. Did you ever figure out the prob with your distributor? | | |
#88217 03/08/2003 2:00 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | I dropped a dual point kit into mine that I bought on eBay last year for $10. It still uses points but it has much more oomph and the points last much longer because it uses one set to open and one set to close. All I had to do was change the breaker plate and add the new points. The condensor gets moved outside the distributor > I didn't even have to pull it out, it's a 4 screw job.
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#88218 03/21/2003 4:10 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 45 | The Pertronix units are simple easy to install,reliable and easy to revert back to points on the side of the road if needed,just save the old parts.  They are THE #1 ignition upgrade in the material handling business.One of the downsides is that you don't have the advantage of the fat distributor cap if you are running a high output coil.  An MSD-6A is a worthwile addition if you have 12 volts,negative ground. | | |
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