quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:quote:Originally posted by Belgiumbarry:
Thanks ! no mistake, 26° at idle !....and only 10° upp ( 36 total ) at around 3300 revs , and a total of 38 at 5000.
Engine starts perfect , even hot . So no indication of to much advance....Idles perfect at 800 revs.
Somebody must have setup the Unilite distributor in this way.. ?
Don't think it is a timing ring issue, as i have only + 10° advance between idle and 3300... ?
You have a broken distributor. It may be just a disconnected advance spring, but it could be stretched out advanced springs, but the thing is broken. It is one explanation of why the car won't rev past 5500.
I had a similar scenario with an Accell distributor. In my case it was just the springs were stretched out to the maximum.
That was my first experience with Aceell crap. It was the last one too.
The next was a Mallory. Had problems with the advance curve with it. The problem was it wouldn't hold it.
I think you should just go the Ford Duraspark. That one I have not broken yet and Heaven knows that I sure have tried.
George likes the Duraspark I but either one works well.
OK, i will have a look inside... WRONG CAR to have a bad distributor
