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09-09-2014 08:34 AM #1
How exactly do I measure the distance? this is my very first engine build so any help would be awesome.
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09-09-2014 01:39 PM #2
Here's a nice little tutorial for you. You use snap gauges to find the distance from the spring seat to the underside of the retainer....
https://www.lunatipower.com/Tech/Val...pringTech.aspx
and here's another one from the crankshaft coalition, showing the use of a snap gauge to find the distance.....
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...ve_spring_tech
You can also do this the low-tech way by cutting a piece of clothes-hanger-wire to the length you are seeking and holding it in there with needle-nose pliers.
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Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance