Robert J Donahue:
> Is the small spring supposed to be shorter than the
>big one, so that the small spring stretches out before the slack
>of the big one is taken up?
Yes the eye in the stronger spring should be oval and allow the shorter
spring to take up the slack
>Or does each weight operate independently
>of the other? Can the springs be swapped from side to side? I put
>new ones on and I don't know if I put them in the same position
>as the old ones
As long as the two weights are the same (I've nevere seen two different ones
in the same dist.) your ok. I'ts best to check the curve on a distributor
machine beffore you assume every thing is right. It is possible to do a
rough check of the curve on the car with a timing light by ploting the RPM on
your tack against the deg. crankshaft adavance.
John Ross
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