You can just leave the passage on the distributor open. Make sure to plug
the carbs though. As someone else said, set it up with the static timing. I
think it's 10 deg BTDC.
- Hugh Fader
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Dwayne Cooper
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 8:19 PM
> To: Peter Macholdt; 6pack list
> Subject: RE: Advice on Carbs (follow-up)
>
>
> A follow up question. To disable the vacuum retard, should
> you blg the retard on the distributor or leave it open. Does
> it matter and does it affect what and how you set the timing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dwayne Cooper
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Macholdt [mailto:vze2846b@verizon.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 11:17 AM
> To: 6pack list
> Subject: Re: Advice on Carbs (follow-up)
>
>
> Corey,
>
> Don't know what year car you have but on the TR250, the
> retard unit screws
> onto a shaft coming from the advance unit (after it passes
> through the dist
> housing). It does not screw into the dist housing. The Moss
> diagram is not
> clear on this. The TRF catalog, at least the 250 catalog, is
> much clearer.
>
> As far as I can tell, the dist. housings are the same for
> many model years.
> The main difference is in the way the vacuum advance/retard
> was configured.
> On the early cars, we had both an advance and retard unit. At
> some point,
> the retard unit disappeared and was replaced by a knurled nut.
>
> Dick is right, I have the retard blocked off and the car
> still runs great.
>
> Peter
> '68 TR250
>
> on 9/17/02 9:53 AM, corey.sherman@rcn.com at
> corey.sherman@rcn.com wrote:
>
> > Thanks everyone for your assistance... one more thing, please.
> >
> > I tweaked the carbs for quite some time, but couldn't quite
> dial them in,
> > so brought the car to 'ye old garage' (nothing like going
> to an expert).
> > $80 later, it runs much better, but even the shop has it
> idling around
> > 1100. The mechanic also detected a small vacuum leak around
> the manifold
> > (as someone suspected). He also adjusted the timing. This
> has taught me
> > not to take on too much at one time - I replaced the plugs,
> installed a
> > Pertronix and did a carb rebuilt simultaneously.
> >
> > One disturbing outcome was he pointed out that my
> distributor set up is
> > incorrect! Apparently the DPO (or mechanic) screwed this up
> royally (Jay,
> > aren't you glad you didn't buy this TR). I had never notice
> this until
> > now.
> >
> > It appears that the vacuum retard is missing*. The advance
> works fine, but
> > the retard is suppose to have a nut and bolt adjustment
> (missing), and
> > screw into the housing (which is stripped).
> >
> > Any suggestions would be great appreciated (as always).
> >
> >
> > (* 560-155 Vacuum Unit, retard TR250, TR6 to CC58360)
> >
> http://www.mossmotors.com/cgi-bin/db2www/mossmotors/MossUSA/Sh
op/ViewProducts.
> mac/report?T=24198&ModelID=41000&PlateID=3879
>
>
> corey.sherman@rcn.com
> 1971 TR6 CC572690
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