Trevor
The distributor in question is the Aldon Yellow. Its centrifugal advance so
does not have the vacuum advance attachment and the cap is a top exit vice the
standard Bugeye side exit. Don't remember if it had a micrometer adjustment
wheel. I only had it for a short time (got it from UPS, put it in the car,
drove a mile and died, took it out, took it to UPS and sent it back) but it
will rotate a full 360. You are right if it has the micrometer adjustment it
should be somewhere that you can get to it. I'll check for that when I get the
new one back. I guess another consideration would be where the cap clips end
up and where the low tension lead will be. I was mainly interested in whether
or not the orientation made any difference.
Larry
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From: root@abingdon on behalf of Trevor Boicey
Sent: 06 November, 1997 4:59 AM
To: Brian Evans
Cc: Larry G. Miller; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Distributors
Brian Evans wrote:
> >is that there is no particular right way to install a distributor that can
be
> >rotated 360 degrees. What's wrong with this assumption?
>
> Nothing.
Well, it will work in any orientation. However, it sort
of has a "right" way because the micrometer adjustment
for timing really ergonomically should be in a certain
place.
As well, the vacuum lumps on the side might limit that
360 spin, depending on layout. The 45DE4 also has the big
lump on the side and only goes a certain way.
I think it's much like a steering wheel, it really
could be bolted on in any position, but it does
have a "right" orientation which makes things make
more sense.
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Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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