> -----Original Message-----
> From: GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1) [mailto:pete_gibson@agilent.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 3:13 AM
> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Distributor fouls with generator
>
>
>
> 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
> ###################################################################
>
Pete,
It sounds as if someone has pulled the distributor and worked on the
engine. Then when it was put back together, they put the dizzy drive
in backwards. The vacumn pipe should be pointing away from the alternator.
Someone who has been into a Spit engine more recently than me can
give you a way to fix it _properly_. I don't remember if the dizzy
drive is easlily switched.
Cheers,
Doug Mitchell
mailto:dmitchel@ismi.net
mailto:dmitchel@ford.com
'73 Spitfire 1500
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