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Old 01-31-2008   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr View Post
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Originally Posted by opelnut10
Lock the dist. plates and make it full mechanical advance take it to someone with a dist. machine and play with the springs and weights until you get it at full advance at 2800RPM.



WHY on a nearly stock engine would you want to disable the vacuum advance mechanism? Limit total mechanical advance? Yes!

Harold
Because by making it full mechanical advance YOU control the curve not some 35 year old vacuum pot that has had more use than a banjo string, not to mention problems associated with vacuum hose fitment. If timed correctly the mechanical advance dist. will improve fuel mileage, and I believe than is what this thread is about.
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