H22a distributor guts in A6 Distributor

[Oreellyfool]

Car - 90 LX

So I had a h22a in my car and it had the internal coil distributor. Now I pulled the h22a and put in a f22a6 which has the external coil distributor. I am still using my stock harness so I need an internal coil.

I remember reading somewhere that you can take the guts from an a1 internal coil distributor and put it into an a6 external coil distributor and it will work. But my question is can I take the guts from an h22a internal coil and put them in a a6 external coil distributor and have it work?

Thanks

[Oreellyfool]

Nevermind I figured it out.

But those of you who wonder if it worked. IT DID.

So it took me 2 tries.

1.) I took the complete inside of the h22a dizzy and put it in the f22a6 dizzy..... it did not work.
2.) I tore them back apart and figured out the shafts, while at a quick glance look identical, they are not, the hole at the end that the pin goes through it about 30-50 degrees off from each other. So I removed the f22 shaft and put it in the with the h22 parts in the f22 dizzy housing and it worked, started right up.
I am almost positive this could go other ways as well, f22 into an h22. I am just happy I did not have to spend $85 on a junk yard dizzy.

[noahrexion]

Thanks for sharing!

[cp[mike]]

yep! im running f22 guts in my h22 dizzy. the wiring and pickup coils are the same, it was just the housing (mounting tabs) and the main shaft that were setup for a different angle, even though both housings are the same general shape (same seals, cap, coil, etc)

[Oreellyfool]

yep! im running f22 guts in my h22 dizzy. the wiring and pickup coils are the same, it was just the housing (mounting tabs) and the main shaft that were setup for a different angle, even though both housings are the same general shape (same seals, cap, coil, etc)

You know I was looking for something like that for a few days, could not really find anything. Finally asked and by the time i got home that night it was eating away at me that I decided to give it a try. Knowing the firing order being off wont severly hurt anything, I tried and was pretty suprised with the results. I am just happy I did not have to buy a used dizzy or a new/refurbed one from autozone for $130.