Yes you can use either.... You WILL have to fiddle with the vacuum connection to
insure you use the correct port from the carb. I have used both dizzys, finding
about a 12degree difference in timing between them.
Good luck
Bob
GatesDavid@aol.com wrote:
> The recent thread that I started about my failed vacuum advance turned up two
> things. First that it is a retard unit not an advance and second that it is
> just about impossible to buy just the vacuum unit apart from the distributor.
> A fellow lister has offered to sell me a whole distributor (thanks Glenn) but
> it is an advance rather than my current retard unit. Now I have given this a
> little thought and it should make no difference as long as I replace the whole
> distributor and vacuum unit as a whole. The timing will be different but it
> should still work fine. Can anyone confirm if this is correct?
>
> David Gates
> Hawaii
> '73 Spitfire 1500
> '78 Spitfire 1500
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Rockledge, Florida
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