> The thumb wheel is indexed for adv in one direction and retard
> in the other. This mechanism rotates the plate that the points bolts to.
> Since
> the mechanical advance is completely independent from the point plate, I
> assume that I can use the thumb wheel to make small adjustments to the
> static timing.
Exactly. This is the way the earlier Lucas distributors work, except the
threaded shaft moves the vacuum advance, which in turn moves the point
plate.
Randall
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