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Distributor replacement
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Newark DE
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Kingman AZ
I dont know that anything is wrong. Im having odd problems with surging and bucking on WOT and since I advanced it a couple degrees the car runs better. I read Lars's papers on timing and pick up the springs tonight. If it improves I feel it may be the cause and plan to just replace it with a new unit. Ive gone thru everything else.( carb tune-up fuel pump etc)
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 7,106
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From: Newark DE
surging is typical of too much vacuum advance.
If your distributor is not actually malfunctioning, which it sounds like it's probably not, a good rebuild and recurve is probably all it needs. That's a lot less expensive than buying a new unit!
If your distributor is not actually malfunctioning, which it sounds like it's probably not, a good rebuild and recurve is probably all it needs. That's a lot less expensive than buying a new unit!
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