Re: [T3] Best dizzy for AT with carbs?

[BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com]

Jim wrote:
> The 311L dist gives almost 30 deg from the mech adv 
>alone. That's why I like it, but that's also why you have to be careful when 
>you use it with carbs. Note that the 311L vac adv gives 8-12 crankshaft degs 
of 
>adv on top of the 26-30 crankshaft degs of mech adv.  

Yes, this is what I was thinking too. It looks like the 043 905 205 would be 
my better choice, as it would give with both vac and mech advance 32 
-37degrees total advance @3900 RPM, which would be less than the 38-42total 
from the 311L. The 043 looks like its set up very similar to the 311, but 
with less total advance, and its designed for a carb. 
 Yeah, I realised that the vacuum modulator is wrong for the carbs, but it 
seems to be very good, nice smooth shifts, both up and down, and at about the 
specified points in the Bentley.
  I think one of the POs that had this car really spent some time getting 
things right for the long haul. Like I told you last year it came with a very 
strange undercoating on it thats still sticky (even today its still like 
that). I changed the front brake hoses about a month ago, and the date on the 
old ones indicated that they were replaced in the early 80s too. It just has 
a lot of little things like that, that makes me think it was owned at one 
time by an elderly gent who didn't get rid of things until they were well 
worn out ( that sounds like myself too : ) ). Thats what surprised me about 
it having (when I got it) an 009 with a pertronix, as it was out of place for 
the rest of the car. My thinking is that at one time it was owned by an older 
gent,driven for about 12-15 years, then given to one of the kids who drove 
for a while and then sold it, then it was sold 2 more times before I got it, 
as the guy I got it from never drove it. Thanks for the Help Everyone.

Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
       69 Square AT-the baby suburban

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