11-10-2020, 12:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-10-2020, 12:42 PM by sparkeysprite.)
(11-10-2020, 11:08 AM)Colin Wilks Wrote: Have you checked the distributor fixing and the operation of the advance / retard mechanism? The poor performance and the fact it's fixed itself, but the A/R lever still makes no difference says something may be wrong in this area. It is easy for the A/R linkage to get the wrong way round. The rod should cross a line drawn between the centres of steering column and distributor, not run parallel to it. A lack of advance could explain the initial poor performance. I am assuming your distributor has not been changed for an automatic advance model so that now the lever on the steering column is just a decorative item!The advance/retard was making a difference, but in any position it is now better than before - however I had suspected the mechanism was the wrong way round and your explanation has confirmed this. Mine runs parallel (or at least doesn't cross over). I'll sort that out first.
Many thanks
Steve