[Bricklin] Idling question

[Rick at High Tech Coatings]

to check the vacuum advance just pull the hose off and suck on it, if it moves
the point plate and holds a vacuum then it is OK if not it isn't, of course
you can use a vacuum pump if you don't want to use your lips LOL. vacuum
advance should not be active at idle, the port for it is above the blade at
idle



On 7/16/2010 1:09:26 AM, Greg Schroeder (gschroeder at comcast.net) wrote:

>
> I am starting to lean towards the vacuum advance. The distributor is one
> thing
> I have not replaced since the engine rebuild. I reset the timing yesterday
> by
> vacuum with the vacuum advance disconnected and the hose attached to a
> vacuum
> gage.  I set the timing based on the most consistent vacuum instead of
> the
> highest vacuum as I had done before.  The car start