Pete, I also have a 76 and was working on teh timing. I also have seen various
pictures in books and on the web with the distributer at different angles all
about 90 degrees apart. Thing I have noiced is that with the distributer turned
the ignition leads go to different cylinders to compensate. i.e. move them all
round one, but keeping the firing order the same. In fact you can see the
angle mine is mounted at on my web page (
http://www.ftconnect/~alemen/spitfire/spitfire.html) in one of the pictures
about half way down on teh right. Click on the picture for a better look.
My no 1 with the distributer cap on is at the front next to the engine as shown
in the Haynes manual.
Hope this helps.
Alan (76 spitfire)
Original Message:
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From: GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1) pete_gibson@agilent.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:27:26 -0000
Subject: Distributor fouls with generator
Hi All, (sorry if this message gets repeated I'm having trouble sending to
the list)
I'm the process of putting my car back together and noticed that the
distributor was in a position such that the plastic elbow on the vacuum pipe
fouls with the alternator/ generator. The distributor position hasn't
changed from when I took it off but if the engine needs to be re-timing it
will have to be moved, as the parts clash this won't be easy. Is there a way
of rotating the distributor out of the way so that the timing isn't changed?
Please excuse my ignorance on the subject, I'm still learning...
I looked at other peoples pictures of engines and noted the position of
their distributors of which the majority seem to be angled well away from
the alternator which makes me wonder why my one is so different.
Any ideas,
Pete.
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1976 Spitfire 1500
Body off restoration and hopefully soon to be a fair weather driver
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