thanks richard, it works fine now
chris
>From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: vacum advance unit
>Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 21:03:22 +1000
>
>You wont lose anything by trying the repair option first. The engine will
>either run, or not run. If it starts pinging turn it off and retard the
>distributor. The vacuum unit is basically a diaphragm connected to a shaft
>which pulls the
>points around the distributor drive, when the diaphragm is pulled by vacuum
>in the chamber.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, 27 June 2000 8:15 AM
>Subject: vacum advance unit
>
>
> > vacum advance + chris + dumbness + pressure = broken vacum advance
> >
> > I just managed to compress my series II bluebird vacum advance unit so
>that
> > the rear side of it became pushed in (toward the front). "Damn, oh
>well,
> > I'll just get a new one" that was my original thought but they are $90
>new
> > from Nissan, and the only person who will sell me one second hand
>without
> > the dizzy is about 1 hour drive away. GRRRRR. As i don't actually know
> > what the hell is inside the unit's caseing, I was just wondering whether
>I
> > would have broken anything important in doing so (I havn't bent it much
>-
> > it's only bent on the bottom though so it wont screw back onto the
>dizzy).
> > If I can put the mount bracket in a vice, and pull it back out, will
>there
> > be too much damage to even use it? If i do pull it out, and it is
>beyond
> > repair, can I just bolt it on anyway and just not have a vacum produced
>-
> > and then drive it for a little while?
> > Thanks for any info - chris.
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