At 06:39 AM 11/26/96 -0800, Barry Schwartz wrote:
>>> people, I was able to order a kit for my TR for $10.00. On an
>>> interesting note, they said that some TR6 cars came with Delco
>>> distributors, Makes you wonder....
>>
>>Also, most (all?) GT-6's came with Delco distributors.
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>Kinda makes you wonder why they didn't all use the same one dosn't it? As a
>side note for all you GT6 owners that have a failed vaccuum advance/retard
>unit. And you know who you are! You can't get that particular vaccuum
>mechanism (that I know of) and every one I've seen is ruptured, but what you
>can do is use the distributor body (Delco) from an early pre 1500 Spitfire,
>and replace the rotor shaft and advance assy with a new one for the six
>(still available from TRF). Now you have a Delco six cylinder distributor.
>You will now have the vaccuum advance (no retard but who wants that anyway?)
>with the neat little "micrometer adjustment" to set timming - plus the
>advance will probably still work. Those units never seem to rupture -
The Vacuum advances are no longer availalbe. BUT I do have several NOS units
for GT6/ SPIT. They are not cheap but if someone wants to maintain
originality then you have an option...at least until I run out of NOS units.
Best Regards,
Hal
Hal Rogers
H.D. Rogers & Sons
Import Auto Specialists
3418 Barksdale Blvd.
Bossier City LA 71112
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