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by marion corvair
Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:53 am
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Another timing question
Replies: 9
Views: 1587

Re: Another timing question

Good morning, to anybody that's up. Brad , its 3:30 in the morning and my coffee must have me thinking more clearly. I was totally wrong in My first post here on the forum. ( I guess I was stupid ) I was thinking that you could add vacuum advance to cent. ( can't spell that word) Advance because, th...
by marion corvair
Sun Oct 08, 2017 5:22 am
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Another timing question
Replies: 9
Views: 1587

Re: Another timing question

Hello Bob, I hope your day is good, I did not know that you had authored a book and I am sure you very qualified. The only thing that I have to compare to that is my 70 years in auto mechanics. The statement you last made is true. But may not be when applied to the operation of a vacuum advance Than...
by marion corvair
Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Another timing question
Replies: 9
Views: 1587

Re: Another timing question

Hello Bob, I think that,if you have port vacuum, that is a port above the carburator butterfly plates. your vacuum will not advance past its total advance, but it will hold that total until you let up on the gas. That said if you have manifold vacuum, that is vacuum below the carburator plates then ...
by marion corvair
Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:57 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Another timing question
Replies: 9
Views: 1587

Re: Another timing question

THANKS FOR THE IMFORMATION BRAD.
MARION CORVAIR
by marion corvair
Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:10 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Another timing question
Replies: 9
Views: 1587

Another timing question

Another timing question, In specification 7 I see that total centrifugal advance in the distributor in a 95 hp. manual is 28 degrees, I guess not including initial 6 degrees. this is at 4200 rpms and the vacuum advance is 24 degrees total I assume at say 2400 rpms. Now if the vacumm port at the carb...
by marion corvair
Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:13 am
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Engine won't start
Replies: 27
Views: 3164

Re: Engine won't start

When adjusting the valves, after you adjust number one cylinder, turn the engine 120 degrees and adjust the next cylinder in the firing order. the easy way to do this is to make two more marks 120 degrees from the top dead center timing mark around the pulley. if I did not understand the problem I a...

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