electronic ignition for a 223

[Anonymous]

is there a distributor or kit out there for the 223?

 

[Fred]

I think Pertronix makes a kit to fit the later 223s. These convert your stock distributor. If you have the load-a-matic setup on your car with the spark control valve you might be able to get around this by using the carb and distributor from a '52 or '53 215 (I'm not sure the distributors are interchangeable, but the carbs will). The 215 distributor is still vacuum advance only, but is not burdened with the spark control valve.

 

[Daves55Courier]

The distributor for the 215 is identical to the 223. If you dont want the spark control valve on the carb, you can just use a holley 1904 or a few other similar holleys also didnt have it.

My ignition is all stock and I am using a holley 1904 (without the spark control valve). Seems to work okay. Would a carb that did have the spark control valve add more pep on takeoffs from dead stop in conjunction with the factory ignition ?

 

[63redtudor]

I think that there is a way to convert the duraspark 2 from a 300. A couple of people here have done it. Uses off the shelf parts.
Edwin

 

[Anonymous]

ya you take a distribuotr from a 240 or a 300 and swap distributor gears(you have to ream out the 223 gear), but you have to make sure that your oil pump drive is a 5/16 hex or you gotta 1) make a pump drive or 2) swap to a 64 and later pump and drive.......
i think that covers the major stuff
did i miss anything fiddy?
here's a deal that helped me out: http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28482

 

[Anonymous]

I am just using the Petronix kit and it seems to work well.


Brad