> From: okane@cscns.com (Olin Kane)
> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 08:25:37 -0700 (MST)
>
> In the process of overhauling my A-H BJ7 distributor, I noticed that the
> centrifical weight springs are of different sizes. They are of the
> correct length but are made of different sizes of wire and hence are of
> different strength.
I have seen many distributors like this. (stock)
>
> Can anyone tell me if this is the way they are supposed to be?
I can't say for sure for your particular car, but when this is done, it's
either due to no in-between wire size being available to get the advance
curve "just right", or one will have an elongated loop that doesn't catch
until the other is half extended - to make a compound advance curve.
Other physical properties (that I don't have time to go into right now) are
involved, but that's the basics.
Later,
Kevin
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