[T3] Crate Distributor

Brian Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Tue Jul 10 19:16:06 PDT 2012


Time it at 28btdc art 2500rpm and see how it does Keith.

On 7/10/12, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> Got the Crate up to 75 on the highway today, I don't think its been to 75
> since. ever!  Afterall, it's the Eggcrate, not the Scrambled Eggcrate.
> Anywho after a couple minutes I got off and shut it down to grab my wings,
> when I came out it cranked VERY slowly and didn't want to start.  I finally
> got it lit and it drove home fine.  It IS charging, and when I tried to
> start it hot again at home it would detonate during the cranking, tried
> kicking back, and we very reluctant to start.  The detonation was what
> really bothered me.  Later after cooling down, it started fine.
>
> This is a bone stock 1500S domed piston engine with 93 octane in it.
>
> However, the distributor is a vacuum only unit,  0 231 147 006 or 311 905
> 205D
> I don't think that's the right distributor is it?
>
> I sure don't want the wrong distributor on a domed piston engine!  What do
> I
> need for this?
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
>
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