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Old 06-08-2021, 11:48 PM   #17
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Re: Next steps for the 63?

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee View Post
That's ported spark advance. Once you are pulling a load, that advance drops off as the vacuum drops off, so it only relies on the mechanical advance then. I don't recall if you verified that the pointer matches the balancer zero mark at TDC. Did you do that?
I'm not sure what you mean.


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Originally Posted by AcampoDave View Post
I've seen many a small block v/8 with froze up weights and springs. The rotor should easily twist a few degrees by hand and snap right back.
I don't believe I have mechanical advance weights on the distributor. Could this be the problem? Where do I get these?
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