360 to 318 dist swap

From : nirodac

Q: can i use a distributor from a 360 cid 1974 ramcharger in an 1980 lebaron with a 318 lean burn system. there by defeating the lean burn feature. and is there an advantage to doing this other than making the system simpler on the lebaron. the lean-burn system appears to be working at this point. -- nirodac learn from yesterday live for today hope for tomorrow. the important thing is to never stop questioning. .

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From : redneck tookover hell

you have to change over to a regular chryco electronic system to use the 1974 distributor it wont work with the lean burn computer can i use a distributor from a 360 cid 1974 ramcharger in an 1980 lebaron with a 318 lean burn system. there by defeating the lean burn feature. politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : nirodac

ok so thats the electronic ignition module from the ram and the ballast resistor also anything else im missing here if thats all there is then this project will be a piece of cake. i was more concerned with the physical fit and operation of the distributor the electronics is the easy part. is there any advantage to dumping the lean-burn system mileage performance ease of service my neighbor thinks it would be a good move but he didnt say why. its just that im getting both these vehicles from my father in law and the ram will be heading for the bone yard so i have an opportunity to salvage these parts from the ram before it goes. thanks for the info. you have to change over to a regular chryco electronic system to use the 1974 distributor it wont work with the lean burn computer can i use a distributor from a 360 cid 1974 ramcharger in an 1980 lebaron with a 318 lean burn system. there by defeating the lean burn feature. politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : tbone

the lean-burn system is a pos and is subject to overheating and failure. it also does a poor job of making the engine run any cleaner but seems to do a great job of robbing power. the distributors are identical as far as fit but they operate differently. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving ok so thats the electronic ignition module from the ram and the ballast resistor also anything else im missing here if thats all there is then this project will be a piece of cake. i was more concerned with the physical fit and operation of the distributor the electronics is the easy part. is there any advantage to dumping the lean-burn system mileage performance ease of service my neighbor thinks it would be a good move but he didnt say why. its just that im getting both these vehicles from my father in law and the ram will be heading for the bone yard so i have an opportunity to salvage these parts from the ram before it goes. thanks for the info. you have to change over to a regular chryco electronic system to use the 1974 distributor it wont work with the lean burn computer can i use a distributor from a 360 cid 1974 ramcharger in an 1980 lebaron with a 318 lean burn system. there by defeating the lean burn feature. politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : redneck tookover hell

i was more concerned with the physical fit and operation of the distributor the electronics is the easy part. only thing to hook up different from the old distributor is the vacuum advance. as you probably noticed the lean burn one doesnt have the canister check your 74 distributor for bushing wear rebush as necessary politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : nirodac

thanks to all for the info. i found a web site that actually has a procedure for doing the swap. never thought to check the bushing though might as well do the rest of the dist as well. i was more concerned with the physical fit and operation of the distributor the electronics is the easy part. only thing to hook up different from the old distributor is the vacuum advance. as you probably noticed the lean burn one doesnt have the canister check your 74 distributor for bushing wear rebush as necessary politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .