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Re: Technical Question

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Subject: Re: Technical Question
From: Brent Schwartz <bschwar@uswest.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 16:58:34 -0600
Thanks!

I had your MG page bookmarked already, but completely missed
the importance of that link.  I'll do some research tonight and see
what I can find.

Brent

>Ha!   vacuum lines  hee he hee...
>I think I can answer this one very safely.  he he

>The late model B's used 'manifold' vacuum.
>That is to say... the tap for the dist. vac. unit came
>directly from a port on top of the intake manifold.
>BE VERY CAREFUL which vacuum advance unit you use
>with which vacuum source you use. (manifold or carb tap)
>as well as matching it to the mechanical advance
>within the distributor.  The different vac. adv. units have
>different curves, designed to come in at different levels
>of vacuum with different amounts of advance.
>check out
>www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/advance_curves.htm
>for details as to what goes with what.
>Ignore the years (model) and what you think it should be.
>If you work with what you have and hook it up accordingly
>everything will work just fine (if the combo is compatible)

>BTDT ...two years chasing that one down!

>Good Luck

>Paul Tegler     ptegler@gouldfo.com    www.teglerizer.com

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