[Mg-t] XPAG ignition timing instability

Lawrie lawrie at britcars.com
Tue Nov 12 14:54:01 MST 2013


Jeff @ Advanced Distributors will do a terrific job for under $200. 
(www.advanceddistributors.com)

Lawrie

On 11/12/2013 1:23 PM, Richard Lindsay wrote:
> Hi Friends,
>
> My '53 TD's XPAG has unstable ignition timing. Its the kind of
> instability caused by worn distributor bits (advance mechanism,
> bushings, etc.). Static timing is set to TDC but it bounces around
> quite a lot at idle. My TR3 had exactly the same problem and a new
> distributor made it rock solid - the timing AND the idle.
>
> Is there a distributor rebuild service that you recommend? Moss has a
> replacement for $470 but its an upgrade, not a one-for-one
> replacement. I don't want to go there AND I don't have the skills or
> tools to rebuild my distributor.
>
> Please help.
>
> -rick
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