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Author:  argentina-slantsixer [ Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:15 pm ]
Post subject:  distributor fiddling
Hey guys

I've been playing with one of my spare /6 elec distributer.

I've replaced the heavy spring with a lighter one (but ends in a loop, as Doc always advices) and I welded a R15 govnor to make it about R9.

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So now I have a total of 18~20 degrees mech advance, if I understood correctly what you were saying.

My question is: do I have to add the vacuum unit to the total addition in order to know how much initial timing I can use? I have an old R2, a R2.5, a R5.5 and a R8.5 vacuum units... wich one should I use with this particular dist?

Thanks in advance
Juan
Author:  DusterIdiot [ Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:29 pm ]
Post subject:  R10?
You could use the 8.5 vacc. pod...

the formula that MP used was 10 initial, 20 advance (mech), and 20 vacc...

so I'd set the distributor to TDC, use a dial back timing light and a grease board/note pad, and have a buddy take notes on your mechanical advance until it stops advancing at 2-300 rpm intervals (watch the tach...go 800, 1000, 1200, 1400..etc...)...once you know you have 20 adv., try to get a '10' vacc pod, or you might even try the 8.5 to see what that does for you...hope the gas is good enough to get the 10 BTDC +20 more mech. + 20 more Vacc... at cruise you're looking for...

so far your pics look muy bueno!

-D.Idiot
Author:  argentina-slantsixer [ Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:40 pm ]
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gas is good! i'm using premium 100 octanes... it won't ping! 8) I'll go for what you're advising to me. Thanks DI.

By the way, what the heck's a cam button? never heard of those.

Take care, thanks for your compliments about my work

Juan
Author:  argentina-slantsixer [ Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:44 pm ]
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another Q (for DI or whoever wanna reply)

do you know where I can get (online) vac advance units? i mean, I can't get the auto trans ones down here, and since I have a buddy living up in rochester who always travellin down here, I can get them online and have them shipped to his place...

thanx
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