In <960826171342_73253.1136_FHO69-1@CompuServe.COM>, Larry Hoy wrote:
>Second: this may
>have been exacerbated (my $10.00 word for the day) by the previous owner. It
>seems as though I have two different mechanical advance springs in my
>distributor. One looks like a coil spring off the front suspension of a
>Chevy,
>the other looks like a spring from a watch. This can't be right can it? My
>guess is the mechanical advance never worked and froze on the shaft.
>
I believe that you give the previous owner a bit too much credit for
the ability to screw things up. It is common to have unmatched
advance springs. Has something to do with shaping the advance curve.
A. B. Bonds
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