5.8l Ford V8 351w equivilent distributer kit???

Hi all,

we're looking to do a full service on our 1980 ski nautique with the 5.8l V8 351w engine but are really having trouble getting parts in the UK

The main thing we are struggling with is the distributer cap, condenser, rotor arm and points

To get a replacement kit over jere we're being quoted nearly £100 but when we look at kits for cars they're around £25.

We're trying to find out if we can use parts from a car kit (probably not the cap as it has to be marinised) but surely the points, condenser and arm must be the same as some other model of car

can anyone help us cross refrence the marinised stuff with something from a car that means we can easliy and regularily get hold of them to replace??

the dissy cap has these part number on;
AF-J1171...its a Prestolite

I just bought some Conti road bike tires from the UK, cheaper then i can get here, is just a few days.

Should work in reverse!

While i agree fundamentally that those components likely have an automotive cross referencs, don't use car parts for ignition and carburation as a rule.


Lets first see if if we can get you the right stuff first time.

Thanks for the quick responses everyone,

Our cap is actually fine, its just the internals we want to change (Rotor arm, condensor, and points themeselves)

If we need to we can replace the cap with a proper marine one which we can get over here (a little more expensive but manageable)

Alternatively does anyone know a good place to get a proper marine kit from, that means i wont have to get a second mortgage...or sell one of the kids...if anyone was daft enough to to buy one lol :)

Thanks all for the help, managed to get the parts in the uk from Key parts uk at a reasonable price