Ah-
So that's what you meant in your last post! I was "not knowing".
Being thick (obviously), I really appreciate
your spelling this out for me.
NOW I understand your "last" along with
your most recent post on this subject.
Always learning!
Cap'n. Bob
'61 :{)
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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:06:39 -0700
From Mike MacLean <macleans at earthlink.net>
To: "Robert E. Shlafer" <PilotRob@webtv.net>
Cc: brian S <bugeye15@hotmail.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Back to the Future/ "Cold air" and "Timing" -
Judsonapplications!
References: <15617-3BD95F34-1379@storefull-222.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
"Robert E. Shlafer" wrote:
F'rinstance, on Mike's Judson blown
> 8.3-1 948 motor, the Sprite owner's
> manual lists 5 degrees BTDC as the
> "correct" static setting for 96RON gas.
>
> Yet, the official maintenance manual
> lists 1 degree BTDC as the correct setting
> for this motor and 4 degrees BTDC for
> the high compression (9.0-1?) unit (I
> am still trying to figure this one out as
> usually it would be the other way 'round;
> this might be a "backward" misprint and
> I would welcome an explanation on this
> from other lister's more knowedgeable
> than I in these respects for usually, the
> high compression motor would take "less"
> timing than a lower compression version
> of the same motor).
Bob and List,
I have tried to explain this before. The difference in timing you are
referring to is due to the fact that 2 different distributors were used. On the
Sprite Mark 1 (misnomer) the distributor was a Lucas DM2P4. On the Sprite Mark
II, III and Midgets with 948 and 1098 motors the distributor used was a Lucas
25D4. There are 3 separate listings for static timing in the factory manual,
high compression, low compression and Sprite Mark 1. They are 4 degrees BTDC, 1
degree BTDC and 5 degrees BTDC respectively. Different timing for different
distributor advance curves.
Mike MacLean 60 Sprite
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