Strictly speaking the Pinto EFi distributor is not really a distributor at all, its a crank sensor or at least thats its main function. Apart from its solid shaft and the rotor arm theres nothing else in it that moves. It sends a signal to the ECU which then uses clever logarythms to work out engine speed and tdc references for both ign and fuel. The ECU fires the coil and the cap and rotor arm supply the spark in the traditional way. Cant remember on these whether they are banked or parallel injection. (banked = pairs of injectors fire at the same time or parallel = all together).
If you have been trying to run EFi without the EFi dizzy then that would explain why it no go
though I'm surprized you could wire it all up
1.6 or 1.8 breakerless or points will work with the carb set up you have. I've not had gasket problems though I've used the earlier manifold and 38 dgas carb.
HTH BV
