Brian,
Not having seen the pertinent section in Smith's book.... why do you want to
run a high constant advance? Usually you want the timing to advance as revs
increase because it takes a finite amount of time for the fuel to burn.
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Evans [SMTP:brian@uunet.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 12:49 PM
> To: Rockney, Vaughn (GEIS)
> Cc: vintage-race@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: locked distributors
>
>
> > Clairfy what you mean.. are you proposing to elimininate the
> centrifigual
> >advance, or have you already done so?
> >Vaughn
> >
> I want to run no advance at all, either mechanical or vacuum - and my
> fear
> is that starting will be a real bear. I run about 38 deg btdc timing, and
> that's a lot to expect the engine to start with, but Carroll Smith claims
> it
> works just fine. I'm just reluctant to believe him...
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