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Retarding Ignition
Posted:
Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:27 amby William2
A quick question, to retard the ignition do you rotate the distributor clockwise or anticlockwise?
Re: Retarding Ignition
Posted:
Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:41 amby nmauduit
the distributor turns CCW, so retarding would be turning the finger CW
It can be remembered like this: engine turns CW, and as there is a gear for rotating the dizzy it turns CCW, then advance is rotating faster than it is so more CCW.
Re: Retarding Ignition
Posted:
Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:17 pmby RogerFrench
To retard a distributor you turn the body in the SAME direction as the rotor arm. The rotor then has to turn further to reach ignition point, so gets there later, or retarded.
Re: Retarding Ignition
Posted:
Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:10 pmby mark030358
Clear as a bell that roger... hope all is good in Texas. Coming to the UK anytime soon?
Cheers
Mark
Re: Retarding Ignition
Posted:
Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:52 pmby RogerFrench
mark030358 wrote:Clear as a bell that roger... hope all is good in Texas. Coming to the UK anytime soon?
Cheers
Mark
Thanks Mark. We were in Liverpool, so not far from you, at the end of September but no time to call. Next year maybe. Texas unchanged....