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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Joe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The original position was the 13L slot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Shop Manual states 11 distributor degrees which is 22 degrees at the crank; you always have to be careful with those descriptions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For an exploded view of this distributor you need to look at the electrical section, WF, in the Mark II Parts List.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There should be a small rubber band around the tab for that advance slot; it acts as a cushion against metal to metal contact and reduces the amount of advance slightly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you still have the relatively low compression 260 engine, about 9 to 1 compression, you could use the 18L slot. More advance will give you more economy on the highway. This change requires some careful distributor advance curve tuning on your part.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe Brown via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 24, 2019 9:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tigers Den <Tigers@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Distributor Question<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I got into my distributor (FoMoCo 12127) to replace the points with a Pertronix unit and I decided to strip the whole thing down because the shaft was not turning easily (dried out gunk). I made note of where the springs and weights went on the cam and stop plates but I didn't make a note of which slot in the cam plate goes over the tab that limits the advance. One slot is marked 13L (which I believe means 26 degrees of advance) and the other slot is marked 18L (which I believe means a limit of 36 degrees). The manual says a max centrifugal advance of 11 degrees. So, should I set the plate to 13L for a max advance of 26?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joe Brown<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>