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Hello

 

Can someone confirm that rotating the distributor body clockwise (after slackening the distributor clamp via the pinch-bolt) will advance the ignition? The revs rise a little if I do this.

 

I've been setting up the complete igition and carburation systems from first principles after some involved bug fixing, and the engine is now responding exactly as in the book. I think I've cracked it, its running really well.

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Hello

 

Can someone confirm that rotating the distributor body clockwise (after slackening the distributor clamp via the pinch-bolt) will advance the ignition? The revs rise a little if I do this.

 

 

 

Correct. Distributor rotates anti clockwise.

Stuart.

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I can't remember what way the rotor rotates on the TR4 , but to advance any distributor rotate the body the opposite way to the rotor rotation.

 

Rod

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Also remember to set the initial timing on the OPENING face of the cam, and not the closing face. Ask me how I know. :P

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