LoyalLion

Hey thanks for the help everyone! We did it. We completely bypassed the ecm in our 90 Loyale and replaced the throttle- body with a weber carburator. We took an intake manifold off of an old ea81 and ordered a simple two-terminal electronic ignition distributor for an 85 GL. It runs fantastic! Manual choke, and a real sense of independence from the ECM Replacing the 3 speed automatic with a 5 speed manual is the next project. Thanks yall! We've learned a lot

The project is going great. It's taken some time and money but we did get the correct distributor by using an 85 GL as our hypothetical vehicle. Neither the distributor nor the cap came with a pigtail/wiring harness to go from the distributor to the coil. There are two terminals side by side inside the distributor where a plug should attach. I've built a plug and pigtail out of wire and silicon but I need to know which of the two terminals is positive. The one closer to the front or rear of the vehicle? Thanks again in advance!

Thank you man. That's so helpful

Gotcha. It looks like the drive gears can be swapped. But I see what you mean about the mounting ears. It's certainly all a lesson in patience. Thought for certain this wasfrom an ea82. We used an 83 4wd GL as a hypothetical model when searching. Is there a year and model that I'd be sure had a carburated ea82 in it?

We are learning a lot here! Super grateful for all the info. We purchased a distributor online for a 1983 4wd GL sedan. The part number 31-810. Our next task is finding a cap and rotor as well as What seems to be a plug that will extend the wires out of the distributor. I'm running in circles trying to figure out what that wire/plug is. Also, if im reading the thread correctly, then We will need a specific coil for this distributor, correct? Forgive our ignorance. We are just learning!

This project began when the car would not start and we were unable to diagnose the issue. We purchased a used replacement ECU but that did not help. We purchased an 88 wagon for parts but that's throttle body as well. We intend to take the 5 speed manual transmission and low range transfer case out of the wagon and drop them in his 90 sedan as well. But first we have to get it running and the distributor is our current obstacle.

It is the 32/36 carb, in a kit allegedly made for ea82.

Thank you both. We are new to this. I've had dozens of old full sized jeeps but tgis is our first experience dealing with firiegn motors, throttle-body, and ECU for the most part. The intake which held the throttle body was not accepting of the carb. Wrong openning and at a steep angle. I see now from what you're saying about tge vacuum advance that we will need a points distributor from an ea81. I wasn't sure if points ever were used on ea82 or not. The distributor we have won't help us. It is integrated in an ECU which we are committed to bypassing. I'm tryimg to upload photos but the files are too large. I'm not sure there's anythung of particular value in the photos anyway.

Hey there! My son and I took an intake manifold from an ea81 and put it on his '90 Loyale's ea82 with a new Webber carb. We installed a new fuel pump as well. The electronic ignition kit that we ordered does not fit in the original distributor. It's made to adapt a points distributor. The Original distributor from the throttle body injection is integrated into the ECU, so we assumed it needed to be converted or replaced. Now im wondering if the original one can be used independent of the ECU. There are 4 wires coming from it. 2 black, one red, one white. Is there a way to wire it into the coil and ignition circuit, or should we start looking for a points distributor? Thanks very much in advance for any consideration and input!

Thank you both for your input! It's a throttle-body injection system. ECU 22611AA394 is the brain. the timing belts are uncovered but not broken. I've checked the fuses and relays. Our next move is to go through the wiring thoroughly looking for shorts or a burnt out link

My son and I recently purchased a 1990 Loyale for his first vehicle. Low miles, clean steel. It was running great for the first couple weeks then it wouldn't start at all. The starter is cranking but there's no fuel and no spark. We jumped the fuel pump and that seems to be working fine. Replaced the crankshaft position sensor which was in the distributor with no luck. Finally, we ordered a used ECM which claimed to work for about 90$ on eBay. Still no luck! Maybe we have two faulty ECMs? Or maybe we are missing something. Any leads or tips will be very appreciated!