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Re: Spitfire distributor

To: "triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Spitfire distributor
From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@pop.mail.rcn.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:09:12 -0400
On 22 Jul 2005 at 16:38, Roger Elliott wrote:

> On my 1980 Spitfire I changed from a Stromberg carb to dual SUs.  I
> think the vacuum line for the Stromberg must have come off the
> manifold.  The SU manifold does not have a place to hook up a vaccum
> line but the carbs do.  

I'm not at home now to check but IIRC my 80 Spitfire does not have a 
vacuum line for advance but does for idle retard.  Depending on the 
age of the SU's you used, you may or not have either.  They aren't 
the same, so you can't just use whatever you seem to have.

-- 
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+




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