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Re: [T3] distributor 009


On 11 Feb 2005 at 18:24, James Montebello wrote:

> I'd offer that it's a good idea to completely remove the vac canister
> if you're going to use a vac dizzy w/o the vac.  If you leave the can
> in place, you can get more timing jitter from the vac diaphram flapping
> around undamped and varying the timing randomly. Plugging the vac port
> helps some, but removing the can completely is the best thing to do. 

I don't believe this is the case with any of the Bosch distributors. 

On the early ones, there is no spring in the canister, but the spring in the 
dist will push the mechanism to one extreme, which will be constrained by the 
can. If you remove the can, there is no longer a constraint. It's possible that 
the breaker plate would find it's own end point, but that might not be stable 
over time.

On the late vac cans, the spring is in the can, so removing the can leaves the 
breaker plate free to float anywhere it pleases.

I recommended plugging the vacuum ports not because I thought it would help the 
adv stay stable, but just to make it clear that it should not have a hose 
connected to it.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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