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Re: Reassembling Spit 1300 Engine

To: Cwn74@aol.com
Subject: Re: Reassembling Spit 1300 Engine
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 19:40:45 -0800
Cc: walker05@camosun.bc.ca, LARRY.SNYDER@monsanto.com, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <2441ca3.3693dd2e@aol.com>
I must interject here that if you have a 1300 engine, you most likely
have a mechanical tach.  If you mount the distributor 180 degrees out of
phase, it may compensate for the cam being off, but the tach cable won't
even come close to reaching the distributor gear.

Joe

Cwn74@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/6/99 9:09:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> walker05@camosun.bc.ca writes:
> 
> >
> >  It won't matter, but the distributor will either have to be turned 180
> >  degress to compensate, or you'll have to plug the spark plug
> >  high-tension wires in differently.
> >
> Just install the distributor drive gear 180 degrees off to compensate. No-one
> will notice.
> Clark

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