Just want to pass on this great deal on ebay for the newer style pickup coil distributor Cardone 30-1633 for under $54, free shipping and no core fee( i have no idea how they make $). I have no affiliation with it but i was a bit cautious since the seller only have less than 15 review when i bought mine. But I got mine in the mail last Friday. Funny thing when i went to set the timing after replacing the dizzy, the timing was way off from my initial setup even though i set it as the same location to the old dizzy's location. After spending an hour trying to adjust it back without any luck, finally look at my timing gun and realized i somehow knock the cheap timing gun's adjuster to 20 degrees. I put a tape over the adjuster now but don't be like me.
Also replace the o ring with hi temp one(someone posted that their cardone's oring lasted only 3000mi) and add a distributor gasket for extra insurance from oil leak. http://www.ebay.com/itm/121...e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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I'm not in the market for a distributor, but I'm curious what make the ICM is? I've read of complaints about the ICM that's used in the new Cardone units. Since this is remanufactured, I suppose the ICM could potentially be any brand.
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I was going to replace it with a BWD icm from oreilly(w/ lifetime warranty) but find a used GM(ACdelco??) in it so i just left it in there since most people here said it last longer than any aftermaket ones. I did make sure it have a good layer of thermal compound. But I have read here, where it comes with a cheap Chinese made ICM too. So the BWD icm is a backup in case the GM one fails.
Be carful what brands you buy. A lot of the brands are using very cheap components in them. Modules, pickups, and have had a few actually leak oil through the shaft into the cap area!!!! If you are iii need of a distributor, I would only buy the brand new A1 Cardone. not remanufactured ones or any other brands.
That is a great price of it was a new Cardone one!!!! I usually find them for about double that!!!! Brian
I recently bought one of those from RockAauto. Paid twice as much as this deal. It was a GM remanuf but everybody says its a Cardone. The ICM had a sticker on it about warranty but I peeled it off to only to find it was a no-name icm underneath. So I transplanted my GM icm to the new dizzy.
That price on ebay is so cheap I'm wondering if those items might be a little warm and I'm not talking about temperature either.
Spoon
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Oops, Im wrong about it. I read multiple post were people said they don't need to remove the dizzy but didn't read the whole post were others said you have to remove the dizzy to remove the pickup coil. So to correct myself, you will need to remove the distributor to replace the pickup coil.
That price on ebay is so cheap I'm wondering if those items might be a little warm and I'm not talking about temperature either.
Spoon
Yeah, I look at their ebay store and all they sell are distributors and starters, most all very cheap. Their website that is printed on my invoice doesn't work. Of course everything on ebay, don't expect to warranty it.
That distributor looks like it has a quality reluctor and pick up coil but unless the ign module is a high quality/high heat unit, it may not last. Not too many brands of modules can survive the high heat Fiero environment in a location over the exhaust crossover pipe.
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It may be all in my mind but I like this type of distributor because the pickup coil is protected in its little metal "cup" and not exposed to harsh deteriorating atmosphere and ozone like in the original design. In short, a more durable distributor.
I got mine for a very good price (its from the junkyard) so the extra cost of a new AC Delco module was not a big deal.
