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Re: [Healeys] Reversed Distributor

To: PhilRitten@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Reversed Distributor
From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:12:58 +0800
Phil -

This is because the distributor drive gear in the car is installed
backwards.  This is a common mistake because there is only a very slight
offset and inexperienced mechanics will not know to look for the offset in
the distributor drive's gear (called a drive dog), and put it in backwards.

Look it up in your shop manual, it refers to the correct position as the
"twenty-two" position for the distributor drive gear.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:31 PM, <PhilRitten@aol.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> I went to see a BT7 over the weekend which was being sold locally, and the
> distributor was installed 180 out (i.e. the spark advance was pointing
> towards
> the front of the car and the wires were pointing towards the firewall) I
> wish
> I  had gotten a picture to share. I had always been told that a car
> wouldn't
> run  that way. Can you make it run by just changing the order of the wires?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
>
>
>
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