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1. Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Rick Lindsay" <rick@stoolhead.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:51:38 -0500; Hello Troopers, I have a '76 Midget with the 1500cc engine. This car has [now] has the 45D4 distributor and 'should' be USA (non-California) spec. Any of you now the profile of the vacuum advance mod; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00187.html (7,802 bytes)
2. Re: Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: jello@ida.net; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:27:30 US/Mountain; If it were me, I'd worry a lot more about advance at speed than at idle. That's where real dammage gets done. Take a tip from porsche factory, and set the ignition advance where all of the advance sh; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00188.html (9,155 bytes)
3. Re: Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:52:33 +0100; The book figures always erred on the side of conservatism even when new to take account of manufacturing tolerances and individual cars could often benefit from slightly more advance than the book fi; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00190.html (9,005 bytes)
4. Re: Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Rick Lindsay" <rick@stoolhead.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:37:11 -0500; Thanks Paul. Good advice. Some of the 'California' cars went through very strange set-ups as tehy tried to meet ever changing emissions standards. As you comment, there are three vacuum schemes; (1); /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00196.html (10,197 bytes)
5. Re: Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 15:40:50 -0400; I actually had that happen to my '78 MGB many years ago. To make a long story not quite as long, the wiring insulation on the starter wiring had gotten brittle and broken. Somehow, the solenoid and b; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00197.html (8,710 bytes)
6. Re: Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "mgamgb" <mgamgb@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:47:39 +1200; With respect to the vacuum cell on the distributor - is the connection to the vacuum line on (a) the distributor side of the diaphram or (b)on the side away from the diaphram. (a) indicates a vacuum; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00199.html (7,414 bytes)
7. Re: Midget 1500 ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Rick Lindsay" <rick@stoolhead.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 8:59:40 -0500; Hi Ian, thanks for the good words. The vacuum port is on the outbound side of the distributor. The vacuum pulls the diaphram away from the distributor body. That will cause the contacts plate to rota; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00225.html (7,906 bytes)

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