Re: [T3] early engine pics

["Jim Showker" <jshowker@comcast.net>]

>>do the FI
> > distributors have the 2 degrees or so of retard built in for cyl 3 that
are
> > on the regular motors?
> >
> Russ wrote:  Yes they did. That is 2 degrees of distributor retard, which
is 4
> degrees of crankshaft retard.

Is there any way to get rid of that cyl 3 retardation?  For example, it
seems the Pertronix would not have it, but any system that uses the point
cam would.  I don't see any way that the Pertronix sensor could have it
built in as there are no marks on it and it just slips on the cam in any one
of 4 positions.  I ask, because with a well cooled motor with an external
oil cooler, the #3 retard is not needed.  The motor would only run smoother
and make more power with no #3 retard.

Jim Showker

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