<VV> Distributor initial settings on a 140

[Bryan Blackwell]

The distributor has its own code number you can look up in the Tech  
Guide.

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
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On Jan 9, 2008, at 9:49 PM, Steven wrote:

> Frankly, I don't know what distributor is installed.  The car is a  
> '69 set up as 140 PG and body emblemed as such, but the block is  
> RD.  The Air cleaner is for a 140 SMOG engine but the A.I.R. system  
> was removed at some time.   Engine was rebuilt at the Vair shop in  
> 2004 with new pistons, rebuilt heads and so on for the previous  
> owner.  Timing was at 8 degrees BTC when I first got it home in  
> November, but I set it back to 4 degrees as worked through what  
> turned out to be a bad modulator valve causing smoke & knock.