Re: Distributer Advance

[GLewis4457@domain.elided]

I have been told that the best way to do this is to find a local VW "bug" 
specialist or Formula V shop.  They almost always have a distributer machine 
(for want of the tech term) and can easily recalibrate your Bosch 
distributer.  The innerds of our Bosch mechanical dizzy are identical to the 
VW (and prob any other Bosch equipt vehicle) Bosch dizzy, differing only in 
the drive gear.

Jerry in Houston

In a message dated 10/28/2002 11:40:41 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> From: Norm Riffle <normriff@domain.elided>
> Subject: Dist curves
> 
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:10:08 -0500
> From: "Bill Sinclair" <bills@domain.elided>
> Subject: distributor curves
> 
> Biba wrote:
> 
> >The consensus is to adjust the distributor so that max advance 'peaks'
> >on M and not worry about the static timing.
> 
> When I put a "RicambiPlex" distributor (AR Ricambi's electronic ignition
> built
> into a late model Bosch distributor) in my 1600 Duetto, the advance was
> pretty
> anemic if I set the timing using the static method.  If I set it  as
> described
> above, however, it was somewhat hard to start.  I had to find a
> compromise
> point about midway.  Based on some of the comments in this thread, it
> seems
> that I need to find out what is physically limiting the travel of the
> advance
> weights and try to give them a little more room to travel.  Am I
> inviting
> disaster here or is this something that could be accomplished without
> sophisticated equipment?  It runs pretty good right now but I feel like
> I'm
> being cheated out of some of my top end power.  TIA.
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