- 1. mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 23:03:45 +0100
- Dear Listers, Is there an advantage/disadvantage to an all-mechanical advance distributor vs the more common combination mechanical plus vacuum? Jeff Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD Senior Editor, Molecula
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01448.html (7,184 bytes)
- 2. Re: mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 23:21:12 -0400
- I like the full centrifical advance personally. It just feels snapier! I even prefer these to the Mallory dual point. I took the dual point out and popped in a Lucas full centrifical with Cooper "S"
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01451.html (8,256 bytes)
- 3. Re: mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 22:47:50 -0700 (PDT)
- supposedly, your gas mileage won't be a s good. I think that is the only purpose of the vacuum advance/retard units (probably emissions too). Ulix Ulix __/__,__ ___/__|__ ...........................
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01466.html (8,295 bytes)
- 4. Re: mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: Ronsoave@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:19:39 EDT
- Why: The static advance can vary from 2 to 9 degrees BTDC on LBCs I've played with (I think Spridgets are 5? No specs handy). When idling at 900-ish RPM the mechanical advance is kicking in an additi
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01475.html (9,349 bytes)
- 5. Re: mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: "Geoff Branch" <branch@valinet.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:35:32 -0400
- I installed a Mallory dual point in a fit of frustration over the intermitanly dead Lucas that was in the car. It works well, and yes Frank, I've fiddled around with it for hours trying to get it jus
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01476.html (9,696 bytes)
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