[6pack] TR6 timing advance

[Crouter, Bruce CIC]

I had a very similar experience and it turned out that the previous owner's
mechanic had hooked up the retard unit to the wrong vacuum hose, I assume
thinking it was an advance unit.  He compensated for the error by setting the
advance to a very high number.  I also know I can't do a static timing and
suspect it is because of the retard unit.

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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 07:07:06 -0700

From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette at intel.com>

Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 timing advance

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      David:



      Is your vacuum retard connected? If so, set up all your timing with it

disconnected. And start the car with it disconnected.

      If you are not using the vacuum retard, then I would say it sounds like
you

have lost one or both springs on your advance mechanism in the dizzy.



      Vance



    Vance Navarrette

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