I'll check this out, Andrew. I do remember once when I had the dizzy out
that it clamped down, but i noticed later that there was more metal
protruding above the clamp than when I took it out. So I see how it could
occur.
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
To: "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>; "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; "Paul
Hunt (Telewest)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: time or tune first?
> trust me on this one. It is. it happens 2 ways that I know of from
> personal experience with two different engines.
>
> 1: You have the engine apart for a few weeks, then upon reinstallaion
> you carefully check to make sure you are not 180 out (because you have
> heard of this or already experienced) and then slide the dizzy in
> knowing it is correct and click it into place where it feels good and
> tight and clamp it on. The edge of the tongue grabs enough to spin the
> dizzy, you don't notice that it is not fully seated because it is in
> all the way (or so it seems) and you don't remember what it looked like
> before. You are off to a 180-out-missfiring start attempt. (Did it
> about a year or two ago.)
>
> 2: You get the car used (like many of us) go to replace the wire, not
> noting which ones you pluck because you have the manual anyway, wire it
> back up with the new wires, and suddenly it runs awful. Bad order on
> the wires, double check it, nope. Bad wires you think, so you
> reinstall the old wires, same problem... You spend the next few weeks
> trying to sort it out, but can't seem to figure it out because by now
> you have read the leyland manual, the haynes manual and asked around.
> Finnaly defeateed, you take it in to a mechanic (on a tow truck flat
> bed because it runs too badly to drive,) he checks the wires, finds
> they are correct, checks the dizzy, finds it 180 out, does the other
> misc things you asked him to do, charges you 30 minutes labor (about
> what it all took) and you drive home, (Did that one in early '97) No
> idea how it was running correctky, the mechanic and I guessed the PO
> adjusted the wires to compensate, but never explored it further.
>
> The number 1 above was on a '77 engine, the number 2 was on a '68
> non-US (18GD) engine.
>
>
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:12:03 +0100, Paul Hunt (Telewest) wrote:
>
> >That is not possible as the drive-dog is offset.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
> >To: "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>; "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>;
> >"Telewest" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:56 AM
> >Subject: Re: time or tune first?
> >
> >
> >> Also If you pulled your dizzy make sure you don't put it back 180
> >> degrees out....
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Andrew Lundgren
> lundgren@byu.net
> http://lundgren.denver.co.us
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