Distributor rotor phasing?

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Matt Cramer
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Re: Distributor rotor phasing?

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I'd leave the distributor completely untouched while putting in the crank trigger. If it worked with the normal advance curve in the position it's in, it should be fairly close with the MS. You may benefit from a wider tipped rotor if one is available.
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Re: Distributor rotor phasing?

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You can double check using methods outlined here.

http://www.msdignition.com/uploadedFile ... hasing.pdf

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Re: Distributor rotor phasing?

Post by bleoh »

Here is another good write-up specific to the Ford Duraspark 1 distributors.

http://www.junkyardgenius.com/ignition/ ... ing01.html
MS2 code2.89 on PCB v3.0
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