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Re: 1980 MGB spark advance

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Subject: Re: 1980 MGB spark advance
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 08:56:54 -0000
If the 'box' (the TCSA solenoid) is working as it was originally designed 
there is no need to disconnect the pipe and plug the port, precisely 
*because* the box is doing that anyway, by only connecting vacuum through in 
4th gear.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> Thomas, the procedure (as I understand it) is to disconnect the vacuum
> pipe from the distributor (and plug the pipe), then set the timing (I
> thought it was 15 degrees BTDC, but maybe 11 or 12 is good), then
> reconnect the pipe.  The box that the pipe connects through is a switch
> that only allows the vacuum spark advance to work in 4th gear... 




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