Re: Distributor

[ggrunwald@domain.elided]

Dave

I too found the centrifugal advance springs different in my distributor.
One is made out of much heavier wire than the other and consequently is
much stiffer.  When I asked some Lucas auto-electricians about this they
indicated that it is normal.  In the Stag ROM there is a table of advance
settings against RPM.  You can probably arrange to have the distributor
advance curve graphed and the springs adjusted to suit the curve.  If you
use Excel or some other spreadsheet program and plot the minimum and
maximum values from the ROM, average them and fit a polyline to them you
will obtain a smooth curve .  Alternatively if you are running Excel 97 I
can email the graph to you keeping in mind that the values I have used are
the ones for my 1977 Australian compliance Stag.

Sorry I can not help with base plate query.

Guy Grunwald




Dave Biggs <D.Biggs@domain.elided> on 17/11/98 02:04:02 AM

To:   Stag Owners Club <stag@domain.elided>
cc:    (bcc: Guy Grunwald/Network/energyAustralia/AU)
Subject:  Distributor




Gents,

Sorry if this is a repeat but our systems were down more time than they
were up last week so I don't know if it got through.....

I have been looking at my distributor before putting it back into the
engine and found that the centrifugal advance springs look different to
each other. Is this correct ? If not can you buy the springs on their
own ?

Also, the hooks on the baseplate that hold the upper plate have broken.
I want to fit electronic ignition and I remember that the Piranha kit
enables you to do away with the plates (the Luminition doesn't). Is that
correct or will I have to buy new plates anyway ?

Regards,

Dave.
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