I have what looks like a vacuum advance distributor, there are two ports on the actuator, only one is hooked up, going up to the carb, The other is just open. There are a few other vacuum ports on the intake, all of which are blocked off, two on the front of the carb facing straight back, and one on the intake manifold, should I hook up the other port on the distributor actuator to one of these? i
Jerry
Very crude sketch here:
Before you connect it up, suck on each hose and verify that the distrib advance plate moves to the stop in ea direction. If not, the vacuum diaphragm is probably leaking.
If you DO use the second vacuum line, the timing must be set at 5 degrees AFTER TDC. You MUST use a strobe timing light.
Speedy Jim
Maybe I should just leave it the way it is for now, maybe even blocking off the other tube on the actuator?
Jerry
LOL Yes, I'm a firm believer in leave well enough alone. Jim
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