Quote Originally Posted by JeepsAndGuns View Post
My jeep uses a motorcraft distributor and the exact same pickup. When I first converted, I had ignition issues. Would barley run, backfire, wouldn't rev up. Long story short, after replacing everything in the whole system, I finally replaced the pickup coil with the most expensive one they had at napa and bingo, all the issues when away.
If your pickup is the issue, you might try replacing it with a quality one before you buy a whole distributor.
The aftermarket for V8 dizzy parts is not exactly stellar in continental Europe. Without a GM donor car, I won't get anything that's not a whole dizzy over here...