Simon,
Might be better to get an advance meter. This is a timing light with
some form of readout--direct reading
dial or LED, usually--so that you can observe and measure even 1deg of
timing change. They only
cost a little more than a good timing light.
bs
Simon Lachlan wrote:
>I have heard of cutting a hole in the side of (spare) distributor caps in
>order to observe the internal workings when the engine is running.looking at
>the movements, vacuum advance etcetc.
>
>
>
>Has anyone any experience of this? Seems to me that one worries about
>getting a crack in these things.tracking issues etcetc, so that hacking a
>hole in it may be fairly drastic, not to mention destroying a part which
>isn't as cheap as it might be.
>
>
>
>And how much would one see? All those little advances and retards are fairly
>small movements aren't they? I wonder if one would actually see anything at
>all?
>
>And how big a hole did you cut and whereabouts on the poor cap did you
>operate, Doctor? And did the patient work thereafter?
>
>
>
>Simon Lachlan
>
>Comfort House
>
>Bradninch
>
>Devon EX5 4NN
>
>UK
>
>MkII BT7.
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>
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'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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