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Re: [T3] Vacuum distributor installed


On 15 May 2002, at 20:53, Russ wolfe wrote:

> In a distributor for carb engines, the spring tension for the vacuum
> advance is adjustable. The pin in the dist. body that the spring
> attaches to is an excentric. If you turn that pin, you will
> loosen/tighten the spring. There is a special tool to do this with, if
> needed.

I've never worked on one of these, so I was a little reluctant to comment, but I 
was pretty sure that the return spring should bring the plate all the way back 
to a hard stop somewhere. Is this true?

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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