Timing question
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Timing question
Should I read a higher advance than initial at idle? I pinched off the hose to the vac advance and set the initial at 10 degrees, removed the clamp and it still read 10 degrees. Do I have a problem with the vac advance, or is that normal? I also was running slightly less than 15' of mercury at idle.
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Try clamping off the hose and removing it from the distributor. The distributor is probably holding the vacuum pressure.
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Yes, if vacuum advance is working, you are using a full manifold vacuum source (not ported) and the source has sufficient vacuum to operate the cannister.
To check if vacuum advance is operating (sometimes the cannister goes bad) just use a mighty vac or suck on the hose. You should see the distributer plate rotate.
To check if vacuum advance is operating (sometimes the cannister goes bad) just use a mighty vac or suck on the hose. You should see the distributer plate rotate.
