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When I advance too far beyond the optimum point, all that happens is the car starts "bucking" as I goose the accelerator. Does this mean my compression is just plain awful? no

Also, is there any other way to shorten slots on a stock distributor beside welding?

JimG the JB weldmaster swears by it and he's from your area (virginia). I tried it once on that & it came loose on down the line but evidently I just dont have the knack for it. I'm sure there is some steel in a tube or something similar that will work. I've seen some of those 2 part epoxies and they're as hard as nails. I would get the 4 subsystems of your dist spot on (in order) initial/total (38 in your case)/springs/vac adv (2 parts)

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