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Unless the module was replaced with the same type, the timing would be
off. Just set the timing.
George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
www.key-men.com
1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery
On 10/26/2016 9:49 AM, Wbeech@flash.net wrote:
> A friend in our British car club, (not enough TRs in town to be
> exclusive), is having timing issues after replacing the module in his
> distributor. While this is a 1970 E-Type I offered to pass his
> question on to the brilliant minds of this TR list.
> Bill B
>
> Bill ? following is the tech support request I read to you on the
> phone. Thanks
>
> ?/The Mallory Elec Dist replaced the orig Lucas factory unit - in
> 2009. Engine ran well - no problems until recently when engine just
> sputtered and quit! Investigated ignition and determined the module
> was bad. Replaced it with "ACCEL Module PN2005". Now, at least the
> engine will start but runs horribly! Seemed to be badly out of time.
> Checked timing with light and appears to be nearly 30 deg retarded.
> Thought the pinch-bolt on base of distributor may have allowed the
> distributor to drift (rotate) - until I tried loosening bolts and
> found I could not move it - so my point here, is that if it's out of
> time it's been that way a while or perhaps the module could not be the
> correct one for this distributor. Your thoughts? ? /
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<p>Unless the module was replaced with the same type, the timing
would be off. Just set the timing.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
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href="http://www.key-men.com";>www.key-men.com</a>
1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/26/2016 9:49 AM, <a
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href="mailto:Wbeech@flash.net";>Wbeech@flash.net</a>
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<div>A friend in our British car club, (not enough TRs in town to
be exclusive), is having timing issues after replacing the
module in his distributor. While this is a 1970 E-Type I
offered to pass his question on to the brilliant minds of this
TR list. </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bill ? following is the tech support
request I read to you on the phone. Thanks</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">?<i><span style="color:red">The Mallory
Elec Dist replaced the orig Lucas factory unit - in
2009. Engine ran well - no problems until recently when
engine just sputtered and quit! Investigated ignition
and determined the module was bad. Replaced it with
"ACCEL Module PN2005". Now, at least the engine will
start but runs horribly! Seemed to be badly out of time.
Checked timing with light and appears to be nearly 30
deg retarded. Thought the pinch-bolt on base of
distributor may have allowed the distributor to drift
(rotate) - until I tried loosening bolts and found I
could not move it - so my point here, is that if it's
out of time it's been that way a while or perhaps the
module could not be the correct one for this
distributor. Your thoughts? ? </span></i></p>
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