Well, Roger, you are, of course, correct, in that positioning the
distributor so the coil wire is further round will prevent the tach drive
from shorting the spark out when it (as it almost certainly will) succumbs
to the combined effects of gravity and vibration. However, positioning the
distributor in that location makes it very hard to un-snap the cap clips,
and that's why most distributors are placed where the shorting out is
possible.
So, what's a fellow to do? Actually, there is a really simple fix. Take a
piece of 1/4" fuel line, cut off a 7/16" or so stub, then cut a notch about
3/16 x 3/16 on one end. Then push that piece of hose, notch first to clear
the low tension wire, over the distributor side terminal. Now if, or when,
the tach drive rotates downwards, the terminal is insulated and no
electrical malfunctions occur.
It also remains a heckuva lot easier to get the cap off!
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger D. Thompson <rthompson@flex.net>
To: MGT <mg-t@autox.team.net>; Kevin & Deana Brown
<MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2000 6:59 PM
Subject: RE: 1954 MGTF 1500 RHD - Its Alive!!!! :-)
>Hi Kevin, You said
>
>I discovered Sunday morning that it was only because the new tack drive
>gearbox that I installed on the back of the generator wasn't screwed in
>all the way and it was pivoting over and touching the coil wire screw
>
>If it can do this then the distributor is installed 45 degrees out, it can
be timed correctly in any of four places. See pages
>24,26, 28 and 71 of Clausager's for views of the correct placement. I know
only 71 shows the TF but the coil wire should be in the
>same place on all T's. Save yourself some grief in advance and move the
coil screw to the correct position.
>
>Roger
>
>1950 TD1854
>The Woodlands, Texas
>
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