Re: [T3] '70 square tuning

[Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net>]

<x-flowed>AdrielH=> I could make the Type 3 vacuum advance work on the Type 4 
distributor?

If you can make it fit, it's possible. Fitting is the hard part, and the 
flanges, positioning and screw holes tend to vary quite a bit, the vac 
arm has to fit your advance plate, etc.

A much simpler approach would be to put the Type 3 distributor back in. 
I'm sorry, I just don't buy that your rebuilder did something that 
prevents using the Type 3. The assembly isn't that complicated. More 
like he modified the Type 4 to fit, or put in a Type 4 drive, something 
like that. Any of this is quite simple to fix, way simpler than trying 
to cross over with the vac can, and can be done with the motor in the 
car. So I'd like to hear a lot more about this route before I recommend 
fooling around mixing and matching distributor parts. Start by pulling 
the working distributor out and comparing the drive end on it with that 
of the Type 3 distributor.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

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