Distributor

Dana M2
Yes the petrol engine are the only ones which have a distributor for spark to sparkplugs.
Forget anything diesel related if yours is a petrol engine.
The system will be very similar to the same year model of Camry I suspect. Maybe wrong, but unless your mechanical items are faulty, most of the speed pickup coil and actual spark igniter coil may be the same. Of course it still rely on being fitted to your distributor which has 6 lobe inductor rotor, (1 for each cylinder) Therefore the Camry pickup coils should be able to be fitted to your distributor. I haven't looked at an 80 petrol for a while but I also expect it to use the same ignition coil igniter as the Camry. Someone with a sound mechanical/electrical experience may be able to source and transfer the required parts from one distributor into yours and solve the problems you have. The Parts involved, - There is sensor/pickup coils, usually two, then ignition igniter, ie, a 5 wire switching device,( to switch the spark coil on and off and control ignition timing, and then the actual spark producing coil. Not sure what your problem is in all that!

It is best not to use a 4 cyl igniter on a 6 cyl.
If there is no centrifical mechanism the advance curves were programed into the igniter on some systems so the advance will be applied earlier if used on a 6 cyl.
The Bosch hybrid system used this meathod which is why the after market one part fits all was short lived.

Hi
And yes I am not mechanically minded.
Had a mechanic check it over and was told to replace the Distributor as it wouldn’t start.
Will get him to check the cap, points and leads also.

Thanks Batt