[Healeys] #40320 Distributor ?

[Larry Varley]

Chris, was that the early type were the vacuum advance unit was 
completely external, and used to rotate the entire body of the 
distributor to achieve advance? If so they were a real shocker once 
everything started to wear. There was one on an old Austin A70 motor I 
had to use in my Healey years ago while I was rebuilding the Healey 
engine  ( back in the days the Healey was my only transport ). The 
distributor used to wobble constantly!
Cheers
Larry

On 8/05/2012 1:20 AM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
> http://www.a90atlantic.com/index.php/technical-info-s
> Click on distributor.
> On A90 Atlantic the DM2 40320 was fitted from May 1951. Clamp had 1 bolt not
> 2.
> Yes, earlier production of A90 Atlantic was different.
> Best
> Chris
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 07/05/2012, at 5:57 PM, Alan Seigrist<healey.nut at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hmm weird.  My Saloon was made on or around August '51 and it had the old
> DVX4 dizzy on it....  but who knows.
>> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Chris Dimmock<austin.healey at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> http://www.a90atlantic.com/index.php/technical-info-s
>> Click on distributor.
>> On A90 Atlantic the DM2 40320 was fitted from May 1951. Clamp had 1 bolt not
> 2.
>> Yes, earlier production of A90 Atlantic was different.
>> Best
>> Chris
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 07/05/2012, at 9:26 AM, healey.nut at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Atlantics used a different dizzy altogether.  Not the best unit - the main
> housing was split between the lower shaft housing and the upper contact
> housing.  The interference fit between the two was prone to wear, causing
> housing wobble similar to shaft wobble.  A finicky and unreliable unit on many
> levels....
>>> Sent by BlackBerryB. from PCCW mobile
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chris Dimmock<austin.healey at gmail.com>
>>> Sender: healeys-bounces at autox.team.netDate: Mon, 7 May 2012 08:21:02
>>> To: Randy Hicks<Healey100M at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Healey List<healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] #40320 Distributor ?
>>>
>>> 100's prior to chassis 230361, and A90 atlantics.
>>> Best
>>> Chris
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