Me again. Can I put in a distributor from say an 84 or 85 into my 83 EA81. I have pick-up coil and ignitor in mine now. Ones I've seen from other years have slightly different guts. But wouldn't overall principal be same as long as gears and such fit?

Does this make sense?

I've heard about people swapping in distys from the later EA81s. There shouldn't be any reason why it would not work.

yes. I put a Electronic disty from a 83 Brat ea81, into a 1980 ea71 that originally had the ignitor

So far, so good.

 

Finally gave up waiting to find a disty to get my 83 2WD EA81 Carbbed going. I had the use of an aquantances 85 Brat, but didn't really want to keep running it as it is not in as good shape as the 83 and I was afraid I'd break it and then be up the creek.

 

Anywho, took disty from it, with different guts and voila.....it works. The 83 is on the road again.

 

And Shawn, if you see this, wouldn't ya know your disty came the next day.

But now I am ascared of changing back and tempting fate. But I guess I'll have to unless I can find another disty for the Brat. Who knows, maybe Santa will bring me one.

 

But I hope this helps anyone thinking of whether different distys can work in diff cars.