[TR] TR6 Distributor Position

Tom Note tom628 at verizon.net
Sun Apr 13 22:40:36 MDT 2008


Scott:

On our '76, the (retard) capsule points to the rear of the car, 
approximately 25 deg. CCW of parallel to the engine block.

Tom


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Suhring" <suhringtr36 at comcast.net>
To: "Triumph Mail List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 10:57 PM
Subject: [TR] TR6 Distributor Position


>I would like to take an unscientific poll of the TR6 owners (or other 
>TRers)
> on the list as to the orientation of your distributor.  I am dealing with 
> a
> long time issue that has never caused enough concern to hinder my driving
> fun but after thinking more about it, I am not sure if it may be something 
> I
> need to address.
>
> When looking at your distributor from the driver's side of the engine bay,
> what position does your advance/retard (if you have one) point in
> orientation to your engine block?  Mine is pointing almost to my headlamp
> bucket, about as retarded as you can go.  I have seen pictures of other
> 6s/TRs set up this way but have also seen as many or even more that seem 
> to
> run more parallel to the block.  I seem to have to have mine in this
> position to hit the timing mark, which does not seem correct.  I have had
> discussions of the distributor being off a tooth on my drive gear or am 
> over
> compensating with my idle screw setting.
>
> So what do you all say?  TIA
>
> Scott Suhring
> Mechanicsburg, PA
> '70 TR6
> '59 TR3
> _______________________________________________


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