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Date:         Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:53:55 -0500
Reply-To:     ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sloppy timing?
Comments: To: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
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If this is a federal van ( non cal ) then the points plate is flopping
around
or the spring under the dist is missing and this would let the drive bounce
and the timing would change


Bob






----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathaniel Poole" <npoole@TELUS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:26 PM
Subject: Sloppy timing?




> Setting the timing on my '80, it kind of bounces around a bit, a few
> degrees
> either way. I haven't had to do a manual timing in decades and don't
> remember if this is normal. Time for a distributor rebuild?
>
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