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Re: Question for seller -- Item #2432799904

To: "Robert E. Shlafer" <PilotRob@webtv.net>
Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #2432799904
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:10:54 -0500
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <9627-3F69C21F-1455@storefull-2176.public.lawson.webtv.net>
> The blocking off of the vac. line or
> the lack of a vacuum advance came about mainly to prevent pinging when
> you backed off to partial throttle after
> a run in boost, when cylinder temps were
> still high and the engine hadn't "cooled
> down" yet.

Of course simply not utilizing the vacuum advance accomplishes this.
OTOH, not having the additional points of motion in the distributor at all
can make for a more stable spark, therefore the distributors with no
provision for vacuum advance.
David Lieb
1972 RWA Midget
2002 GTI for Trish to beat me at autocross with





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