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Distributor fouls with generator

To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Distributor fouls with generator
From: "GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1)" <pete_gibson@agilent.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 08:13:22 -0000
Hi All,

I'm the process of putting my car back together and noticed that the
distributor was in a position such that the plastic elbow on the vacuum pipe
fouls with the alternator/ generator. The distributor position hasn't
changed from when I took it off but if the engine needs to be re-timing it
will have to be moved, as the parts clash this won't be easy. Is there a way
of rotating the distributor out of the way so that the timing isn't changed?
Please excuse my ignorance on the subject, I'm still learning...

I looked at other peoples pictures of engines and noted the position of
their distributors of which the majority seem to be angled well away from
the alternator which makes me wonder why my one is so different.

Any ideas,
Pete.

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1976 Spitfire 1500
Body off restoration and hopefully soon to be a fair weather driver
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