19-08-2020, 03:15 PM
(19-08-2020, 01:49 PM)Jamie Wrote: It has an 8 degree advance plate, but I understand that the version fitted to the higher compression engines has a 12 degree advance.
I thought the earlier engines were 3 degrees and the three bearings were 8 degrees from August 1936 onwards.
It is indeed the size of the holes that govern the maximum advance but beware advancing too much as this can result in rough running and shortens the life of the crankshaft......