Mike MacLean wrote:
> You can get new vacuum units at M & G Vintage Auto Company (845) 753-5900.
>They
> will rebuild your old unit for $65 or you can purchase a new one from their
>NOS
> stock. I was surprised when I called them to ask to rebuild the vacuum unit
>for
> my Bugeye distributor and was asked if I wanted a new one instead. The first
>one
> they sent me was the type that was fitted to the very early Bugeyes (big hex
> fitting behind the screw on fitting for the tubing. After a phone call they
> replaced that with the correct one (no hex) for a 60 Bugeye in a few days.
>The
> numbers on the curved face of your unit will help them in finding the correct
> unit for you. They can rebuild your old unit at the least or probably have a
> 1275 unit in stock.
> I also have a club magazine article that describes how to rebuild your
>old
> unit by grinding off the roll crimp, replacing the diaphragm and bolting the
> assembly back together. If you don't mind the series of little nuts and bolts
> around the vacuum unit this may be a better solution and a fun project
>besides.
> Anyone would like a copy of this article email me off list and I will mail a
>copy
> to you.
> Mike MacLean Supercharged and No Longer Leaking 60 Sprite
> kate & gary wrote:
>
> > Check with Jim at British Auto Parts. Ltd. (541) 933-2880. If he doesn't
> > have one in stock, he will know where to get it. I have bought parts
> > from him for 15 years and have never been disappointed.
> > Kate
> >
> > Anybody know where I can obtain a vacuum unit for a 1275 distributor.
> > The diaphram in mine is apparently broken and Moss and VB don't carry
> > it. It is a standard 25D unit.
> > Thanks
> > Mike Gagne
> > 74 1/2 midget
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