<VV> Distributor Position

[Harry Yarnell]

Yes, you can do this, but TWO positions? That's 120° One position is 60°, 
and that's a lot. You could always remove the distributor, and jump one 
tooth. You may have to twitch the oil pump stem to align.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Manen" <donmanen at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:03 AM
Subject: <VV> Distributor Position


>I test ran my 80 hp clone conversion to 110 for my
> wagon yesterday, with new carbs from Grant  -excellent
> test-- (shameless testimonial about my abilies and
> Grant's carbs)  The engine/trans rearend is still on
> the test stand for break in and tuning.   However, the
> distributor vaccum advance hose is too close to the AC
> belt---can I simply rotate the distributor to a
> desired position and reclock the sparkplub wires ---
> i.e., # 1 would move clockwise two positions-----The
> plan works in my mind, but will it work in real
> life???????  After all, I did jump off a barn with a
> sheet once!!!!  Rolled down a hill inside a truck
> tire!!!!  Tried to ride a young brahama bull!!!!  ----
> those were all bad plans----but you make your own
> "fun" in the country.
>
>
> Don Manen
> Under the "X" in TeXas
>
>
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