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Re: Distributor Question

To: CalSpeed@aol.com
Subject: Re: Distributor Question
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 07:17:59 -0800
I just checked Tom Walters' Distributor FAQ to be sure, and as I
thought, the "17.5" denotes the degree of advance the distributor is set
to. Seems odd for a 67.5 - I would have thought it would have the
earlier, 7.5 deg. distributor.

Gary McCormick
'70 2000
San Jose, CA
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CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I just made a visit into my distributor to see if it was the "ideal"
> distributor, so to speak.  I removed the cap and rotor and points and
> condensor and plate...
> 
> I saw another plate that seemed to secure the weights.  I was unable to remove
> this rectangular plate to look at the markings on the weights.  This leads me
> to the question of, "do I have a correct distributor?"
> 
> I have taken the 1600 distributor apart with Fred Katz before and it was much
> more simple then what took place a few days ago.  The distributor that is in
> use in my 67.5 2000 has the following markings.
> 
> Inside the distributor it says, "K32"
> It also says on the rectangular plate, "17.5"  (I am guessing that this refers
> to the weights)
> 
> Any information would be great.
> 
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
> 67.5 SRL000248 Solex
> San Francisco, Ca

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