dimedriver

There is an exploded diagram of the dizzy http://web.archive.org/web/20010702093053/www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~jrdemers/280ZX/distributor/D79.gif another one http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributorrebuild/index.html specs for quite a few of them can be found here. http://web.archive.org/web/20050308055504/home.att.net/~jason510/dizzy_specs.htm Oh and a rebuild how to. http://web.archive.org/web/20041207181339/www.jrdemers.com/280ZX/distributor/distributor.html -Dime

Hey these are pretty hardy dizzies. Can you post some pictures? I have seen them work when still in really bad shape. It should also be pretty easy to find bearings for. I think most of them are some form of standard metric bearing probably not as common as the 608 but pretty common. The red and green wires that the module connect to should produce an AC voltage when you spin the dizzy. This voltage should climb with speed. Try chucking the end of the dizzy in a hand drill and checking what the voltage is when it spins it. Do this with the dizzy out of the car. Oh I also made a video using the GM HEI module with a 280zx dizzy and coil. -Dime

Get a GM HEI ignition module. They should be pretty common world wide. About $30US. The nissan one is $250 new here and they nearly never go bad. Check that you ground your dizzy body. Info on sourcing the GM HEI module. http://www.megamanual.com/ms2/GM_7pinHEI.htm You want the 4 pin version. Should be on most GM cars and trucks from 70 to about 85. follow these instructions too install. http://www.zhome.com/ZCMnL/tech/gmhei.html -Dime