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Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 09:09:27 -0500
From: Zink <Tiger245@Cris.Com>
Subject: Re: Spitfire Distributor Woes
TRIA73@aol.com wrote:
> I'm having what I believe to be a problem with the Delco-Remy distributor in
> my '73 Spit. The timing will go from 14 BTDC to 2 BTDC and then back again
> while idling in the garage or out for a drive. The dwell is fluctuating
> approx. 2 to 4 degrees which seems minimal considering the timing problem.
> I've replaced the basic tune-up items. One thing that I did notice is that
> the distributor cap had excessive wear on the center contact point on the
> inside where the rotor contacts the lead from the coil. One friend suggested
> that the compensation springs may be worn. Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Randy Dunn
Randy,
Try changing the distributor cap and see if this helps, I dont thik it
will it sounds more like your mechanical advance weight springs are
either boken or the wrong tension.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire 4
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