Michael,
My understanding is that the vacuum advance kicks in at higher RPMs to
advance the timing of the distributor. I would guess that at higher RPMs
the engine wouldn't run as well and as efficiently without advanced
timing. Standard disclaimer - "I could be wrong". ;-)
Cheers!!
Jim
On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net> wrote:
> Because of a size mismatch, my vacuum advance is not attached, and the
> take-off tube is blocked. I just had to redo it yesterday, because the
> blocking fell off and my idle speed doubled; otherwise, it did not
> obviously matter.
>
> If I do not stomp on the gas all the time, because I am an old fart, and
> because I currently have very limited use of second gear in this car, does
> the vacuum advance actually do anything?
>
> Michael Rowe
> 1275 Midget
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