Actually, an inexpensive vacuum tester from Pep-Boys works great, and, you
can leave the vacuum charged to test for leakdown in the diaphragm in case
it is not ruptured or ripped, but only punctured and intermittent.
Scott
64 Herald 1200 hair touseller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
To: "Bill & Skip Pugh" <anabil@caltel.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: Dizzy Advance
>
> Remove the dizzy cap and the hose from the vacuum pot. Suck on the end of
the hose to induce a vacuum into the unit. If you can't
> create a vacuum, the diaphragm is broken. If you can create a vacuum,
watch the distributor plate to see if it moves. If it does then
> the unit is working. If it does not, disconnect the vacuum unit and see
if the plate is free to move. If not it probably can be freed
> up using penetrating oil.
>
> This is the "Shade Tree" method! No tools required!
>
> Joe
>
> Bill & Skip Pugh wrote:
> >
> > This is probably a "duh" question to the list gurus, but is there any
> > way to check if the vacuum advance is working properly on the Lucas
> > Dizzy (57 TR3)??
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Bill Pugh
> > aka Wily
> > 1957 TR-3
> > aka Casper
> > TS16765L
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