mech. advance
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mech. advance
hey fellas,what's the best way to tell if your springs on your mech. advance are worn out. i've never messed with them.my 351w is a little sluggish,got, good compression,fuel intake,electrical,vacuam,vac. advance, gas,plugs,pickup coil,cap,rotor,timing,air filter,acelerater pump,mechanical secondaries adjusted same as always,but the motor just ain't as peppy as it was 6 month ago.i rebuilt it 25,000 ago.i know quit alot about keepin' them healthy.but don't know any thing about the mechanical advance springs.i mentoined everthing above so sombody wouldn't waste there time about other possibility's of the problem.thanks.oleblue=
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From: Kelseyville USA
mech. advance
Hey Blue, hope you had a Good Christmas!
Set the Initial timing up another 2 deg.. See if it Improves. Maby its just things are `setting in` now.
Check it with a timing light see if the timing moves UP as the RPM increases with the Vacuum line Removed from the dist.
__JOHN__Õ¿ö
72 F-250
Set the Initial timing up another 2 deg.. See if it Improves. Maby its just things are `setting in` now.
Check it with a timing light see if the timing moves UP as the RPM increases with the Vacuum line Removed from the dist.
__JOHN__Õ¿ö
72 F-250
