Re: Dist, adjustment blocked!

[four.rings@MCIONE.com]

"Mr. Daniel P. Grady" <dgrady@mail2.nai.net>

All the talk on the list about advancing things made me try to fiddle
with the distributor timing on my 87 5Kq.
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It's pretty much useless. The brain will compensate for your adjustments
and the strobing mark will not move. Actually up until you exceed about
15°, then the car won't start altogether.

One problem: there is some sort of plate rivited over the hold down
bolt. Will I have to drill or chisel the top of the rivet off or is
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I always drill them out.

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From:  dgrady@ct2.nai.net
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Igor Kessel
'89 200TQ -- 18psi (TAP)
'98 A4TQ -- nothing to declare
Philadelphia, PA
USA
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