Re: distributors

[Schuyler Wrobel <schuyler62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My idle is about 800RPM the dist has moved very little since the last 
tune-up, and if it did that would be in the retard direction usually, 
when I put the timing light on it the mark is way of the scale if I had 
to guess somewhere between 17 maybe 20 degrees adv. it should be at 
about 5 or 7. When I try to rotate the breaker plate it only wants to 
go off sideways up or down
like a wobbling direction but springs back into place can not get the 
advance arm to move much at all. the reluctor that the rotor attaches 
to moves forward and springs back ok.

 Can I pull the advance arm out and drive it ? maybe I can free up the 
vacuum with some WD40 ?... maybe I should pull the distributor and see 
if I can do something like the
<http://www.4secondsflat.com/a688specs.html> were talking about and I 
think Don Dulmage has mentioned some similar mods for the Mopar 
distrbutor...
and thanks your reply has helped
Schuyler

Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
 <http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>

On Mar 16, 2005, at 11:58 PM, Darwin wrote:
> Schuyler...to check the vacuum advance,pull off the dist.cap,grab the 
> breaker plate and see if it will turn in the direction of pushing the 
> vacuum advance arm back into the can. If you cannot push the arm 
> in,then I would say the vacuum can is frozen in the advanced 
> position.When they freeze or stop working,they usually do it in the 
> retarded or "at rest" position.Disconnect the vacuum advance arm from 
> the breaker plate and make sure the plate moves freely...these can 
> freeze up too.If you're running on the street,then you dont want to 
> disable the vacuum advance...it helps performance and mileage.Twist 
> the rotor and make sure your mechanical advance is not seized,or the 
> springs are broken or absent. Again this could happen in the advanced 
> position.What are you setting your initial (idle) timing to?
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Darwin/Victoria BC/Canada
> '65 Cdn.Val.Cust.100 'vert
> Slant 6/factory 4 speed
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schuyler Wrobel" 
> <schuyler62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: distributors
>
>
> > I was thinking of sending him my distributor... I was trying to give 
> > my car a tune-up and it seems the vacuum adv. is not working...my 
> > timing light says I'm way advaced!?
> > could the vacuum mechanism be stuck? ...the way the breaker plate or 
> > pick-up plate can be moved about could  the vacuum arm come loose?
> > Is there a kit to convert the dist. to non-vacuum adv.? anyway, 
> > something doesn't seem right with the dist. and thought
> > I'd run these problems by the group. also, how many are running the 
> > Mopar electronic dist. and did you make any mods to it?
> > maybe this subject has all ready been beat on before but I think I 
> > missed something? -o: .... (o:
> > thanks
> > Schuyler
> > Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
> >  <http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>
> > On Mar 16, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Darwin wrote:
> > > Schuyler...he's a good guy and has been racing a small block powered 
> > > '66 barracuda for many years. He definitely knows his stuff and can 
> > > speak from experience.
> > >
> > > Darwin/Victoria BC/Canada
> > > '65 Cdn.Val.Cust.100 'vert
> > > Slant 6/factory 4 speed
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schuyler Wrobel" 
> > > <schuyler62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:08 PM
> > > Subject: distributors
> > >
> > >
> > > > Has anyone used this guy or tried something similar with their set 
> > > > up? <http://www.4secondsflat.com/a688specs.html>
> > > > thanks for any input about this.
> > > > Schuyler
> > > > Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
> > > >  <http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>
>
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