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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: SomeCarGuy] #2033814
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Originally Posted By SomeCarGuy
Originally Posted By Crizila
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All of those sentences are correct. You may be interpreting it wrong.
Moving the reluctor has an effect on timing, but moving the rotor does not.
" interpreting it wrong" is a big part of this thread. work


X2. If moving the reluctor position makes a difference, moving the shaft it is mounted to has to also make a difference.

My post was unclear. I see how it could be taken wrong. Criz replaced his reluctor. This will change when the reluctor passes the pick up. So if all that was changed was the reluctor, not moving the distributor housing, he will have changed both engine timing, and fixed rotor position.
My point was more referring to the video. The MSD phasable rotor would make no change in engine ignition timing.


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: mickm] #2033840
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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: MR_P_BODY] #2033843
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P are you sitting down? Hopefully not eating steak! OK the MSD tech said that when they made the video they activated an electronic retard box (mainly for Nitrous he said) which DOES change RP & they did that to show the bennie of their adjustable rotor to change RP as needed (which Joe changed in the pic) which is what we do slightly differently with redrilled reluctor roll pin holes. He did confirm that mechanical adv does NOT change RP


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: RapidRobert] #2033860
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Originally Posted By RapidRobert
P are you sitting down? Hopefully not eating steak! OK the MSD tech said that when they made the video they activated an electronic retard box (mainly for Nitrous he said) which DOES change RP & they did that to show the bennie of their adjustable rotor to change RP as needed (which Joe changed in the pic) which is what we do slightly differently with redrilled reluctor roll pin holes. He did confirm that mechanical adv does NOT change RP


Why do you keep saying RP... is that rotor point
or what... you still dont think that as the mech
advance comes in that the rotor (tip) doesnt
change
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Rotor phasing?

Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: MR_P_BODY] #2033925
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Originally Posted By MR_P_BODY
Originally Posted By RapidRobert
P are you sitting down? Hopefully not eating steak! OK the MSD tech said that when they made the video they activated an electronic retard box (mainly for Nitrous he said) which DOES change RP & they did that to show the bennie of their adjustable rotor to change RP as needed (which Joe changed in the pic) which is what we do slightly differently with redrilled reluctor roll pin holes. He did confirm that mechanical adv does NOT change RP


Why do you keep saying RP... is that rotor point
or what... you still dont think that as the mech
advance comes in that the rotor (tip) doesnt
change
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Logic doesnt compute on what msd told you. He must think it is locked advance. Hes saying rotor phase with the cap can be alerted with part(s), yet mech advance which moves said parts does not. Cant reconcile those two concepts.


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: SomeCarGuy] #2033952
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RP, yes rotor phasing, where the rotor (point/tip) is in relation to the cap when it fires, what you see when the light "freezes" it. Yeah that is what the MSD tech said. I know that the rotor (tip) does not change as the mech advance comes in. I've seen it at least 6 times with my dist work & I went out yesterday & rechecked again cuz I had understood that all (3) of us were going to do that so I held up my end of the deal


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: RapidRobert] #2033979
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Originally Posted By RapidRobert
RP, yes rotor phasing, where the rotor (point/tip) is in relation to the cap when it fires, what you see when the light "freezes" it. Yeah that is what the MSD tech said. I know that the rotor (tip) does not change as the mech advance comes in. I've seen it at least 6 times with my dist work & I went out yesterday & rechecked again cuz I had understood that all (3) of us were going to do that so I held up my end of the deal


Well you and I disagree that mech advance will change
the rotor position as the mech advance comes in... and
that video does prove it... I dont care about about
phase due to I would have already done that in the beginning
when I set up my dist... but mech WILL change the position
of the rotor
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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: SomeCarGuy] #2033980
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Originally Posted By SomeCarGuy

Logic doesnt compute on what msd told you. He must think it is locked advance. Hes saying rotor phase with the cap can be alerted with part(s), yet mech advance which moves said parts does not. Cant reconcile those two concepts.


It does not change with mechanical advance, because all mechanical advance does is change the relationship between the engine and the rotor. The rotor to reluctor relationship does not change, so the rotor phasing doesn't change either.

I figured that video was displaying a timing retard active through an ignition box, glad it was confirmed. It is electronically changing when the coil is commanded vs. the reluctor (and rotor) position.


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: Blusmbl] #2033985
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Originally Posted By Blusmbl
Originally Posted By SomeCarGuy

Logic doesnt compute on what msd told you. He must think it is locked advance. Hes saying rotor phase with the cap can be alerted with part(s), yet mech advance which moves said parts does not. Cant reconcile those two concepts.


It does not change with mechanical advance, because all mechanical advance does is change the relationship between the engine and the rotor. The rotor to reluctor relationship does not change, so the rotor phasing doesn't change either.

I figured that video was displaying a timing retard active through an ignition box, glad it was confirmed. It is electronically changing when the coil is commanded vs. the reluctor (and rotor) position.


If it was retarded it would have gone backwards
LESS than what it gained... we will say 10* retard
but yet it still advanced(the rotor position)
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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: mickm] #2033993
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Mr P has a dist on its way to me. I will make the video of it on the distributor machine.. It will have a complete ignition system hooked up. Not just the distributor.
Any specific requests on what you guys want checked? I'll cover all requests in the video.


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: TRENDZ] #2034032
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Originally Posted By TRENDZ
Mr P has a dist on its way to me. I will make the video of it on the distributor machine.. It will have a complete ignition system hooked up. Not just the distributor.
Any specific requests on what you guys want checked? I'll cover all requests in the video.


ALL I have said all along is that the rotor WILL
change position as the mech advance comes in.. put
a mark on the cap if needed.. the timing light will
always flash when it comes to the terminal of the
reluctor.. we all agree with that.... but the rotor
position will change in relationship to the cap...
is that simple enough... RR says it wont move
EDIT
I say it will be very much like the video has shown
in the link you posted.. the amount of dergees might
vary but will look similar
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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: mickm] #2034056
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O.K. That's what we'll do.
The distributor machine is at work. I'll set it all up Monday. Should have the video up early Monday evening.
Anybody want to post their "stay" or "move" statement? I think the battle is getting stale.


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: TRENDZ] #2034060
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Originally Posted By TRENDZ
O.K. That's what we'll do.
The distributor machine is at work. I'll set it all up Monday. Should have the video up early Monday evening.
Anybody want to post their "stay" or "move" statement? I think the battle is getting stale.


To me it was settled in your video you posted..
but then people would say that its a retard or
some magic... what ever you video I will abide by
right or wrong
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I spent $30 just to prove my point by to senting
that dist to you... I bought a cheapo cap for
it(part of the $30) to win a $10 bet... which
I wont take anyways... its just the point... again
right or wrong
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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: Blusmbl] #2034202
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Originally Posted By Blusmbl
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Logic doesnt compute on what msd told you. He must think it is locked advance. Hes saying rotor phase with the cap can be alerted with part(s), yet mech advance which moves said parts does not. Cant reconcile those two concepts.


It does not change with mechanical advance, because all mechanical advance does is change the relationship between the engine and the rotor. The rotor to reluctor relationship does not change, so the rotor phasing doesn't change either.

I figured that video was displaying a timing retard active through an ignition box, glad it was confirmed. It is electronically changing when the coil is commanded vs. the reluctor (and rotor) position.


The rotor and the reluctor are on the same shaft, correct? If that is moved by the mech advance, both move and thus the phase has to change.


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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: mickm] #2034247
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Yeah, I'm flip flopping my position. You and Mr. P are right. It will change phasing as the mechanical advance ramps in.


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Originally Posted By Blusmbl
Yeah, I'm flip flopping my position. You and Mr. P are right. It will change phasing as the mechanical advance ramps in.


NO NO.... no flipping allowed.... LOL
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Re: engine missing carbon scoring inside distributor cap [Re: Blusmbl] #2034282
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Originally Posted By Blusmbl
Yeah, I'm flip flopping my position. You and Mr. P are right. It will change phasing as the mechanical advance ramps in.
Blus are you in ($10 entry) Mr P body yes All of this is just for knowledge! Anybody else want in? My 65th birthday is on the 29th & I'll have some extra money to play with/cover bets/rent a hooker/buy a steak, anything I want. Trendz on the video yes I have a request & you know whats comin: install cap with 1/2 hole drilled in it (like the one in the MSD video). hookup timing light. unplug vac adv and cap its hose. "freeze" the rotor at idle & rev it & see what the rotor does. my bet- with mech adv only, the rotor (phasing) will not move.


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Originally Posted By RapidRobert
Originally Posted By Blusmbl
Yeah, I'm flip flopping my position. You and Mr. P are right. It will change phasing as the mechanical advance ramps in.
Blus are you in ($10 entry) Mr P body yes All of this is just for knowledge! Anybody else want in? My 65th birthday is on the 29th & I'll have some extra money to play with/cover bets/rent a hooker/buy a steak, anything I want. Trendz on the video yes I have a request & you know whats comin: install cap with 1/2 hole drilled in it (like the one in the MSD video). hookup timing light. unplug vac adv and cap its hose. "freeze" the rotor at idle & rev it & see what the rotor does. my bet- with mech adv only, the rotor (phasing) will not move.


RR.... are you saying the rotor doesnt move..
with JUST mech advance..is that what you are
saying.. I just want to know for fact what we
are talking
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I think that's what he said four pages ago. laugh2

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