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Re: distributor advance

To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: distributor advance
From: "Edgar Gonzalez" <spl212@home.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:52:11 -0700
Mike,

Where abouts did you place the hole in the body of the carburetor?

Edgar

----- Original Message -----
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: "James M Koken" <james.m.koken@gte.net>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: distributor advance


> Mike,
>
> You can have a small hole drilled into the carb and a nipple or other
piece
> of metal inserted in the hole. You need to make 2 cuts in the hole, a
small
> one that goes all the way through and a larger one to fit the pipe/nipple.
> Not hard to do as I did it in my drill press.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James M Koken" <james.m.koken@gte.net>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 11:13 PM
> Subject: distributor advance
>
>
> > Hey list,
> > I'm working on a 2000,( the one Gary L. found ) and have a question.
There
> is
> > no port for the vacuum line to run on the carbs so the PO ran the vacuum
> from
> > the manifold. We know this is a mistake, too much advance and lack of
> vacuum
> > at acceleration.  Any ideas on how to get reasonable advance on the
dist?
> I'm
> > currently running mechanical advance only and it goes to about 25
degrees
> with
> > an initial setting of about 15.  I put different springs in the dist.
but
> I
> > don't think I have the correct combo.  Solex's run without the vacuum
> advance,
> > right?
> > Thanks for any suggestions, hopefully a new dist. will not be needed.
> > Mike Koken
> > Baffled in Colo. Springs

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