Chris,
good to hear, no doubt for you also.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 30 June 2000 13:34 PM
Subject: Re: vacum advance unit
> 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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