Brian, if you run much total lead, difficult to do. If you use an MSD ignition,
you can use their electronic advance unit which may allow use of the locked
dizzy
and still be able to start the beast. John
Brian Evans wrote:
> Has anyone got actual experience running race engines with locked
>distributors?
>
> I know people say you can do it with no problems, but I wonder what happens
> when you do this as far as idle, hot starts, and cold starts are concerned.
> Any ideas? The engine I have is a 1865cc 120E ford based engine. It uses a
> reverse rotation distributor, which is essentially impossible to find, and
> so I thought I'd try the locked, no advance thing.
>
> Thanks, Brian
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