Exactly - I ran one (009) in my 1951 bug. On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 6:12 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I liked them because the advance curve was smoother than that of the > vacuum advance model and they eliminated the vacuum line and related > plumbing. > > -D > > On Aug 11, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com<mailto: > curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > > I remember the 009 being a very tribal choice. Those who were into them > loved them but there was a case to be made for vacuum advance although I > don't remember any more about it. > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android< > https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 9:21 PM, dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com> via > Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > Vacuum advance on the distributor? A really easy performance enhancement > on any of these engines is to go with a Bosch “009” distributor, which is > 100% centrifugal advance. Much better curve and you eliminate the vacuum > stuff, too. > > Dang, I can’t believe how much of this is starting to come back to me > after 40+ years... > > -D > > > On Aug 10, 2021, at 9:16 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Well running much better now. > > > > I went through the carb balancing routine again, and setting the idle > mixture screws. Got a good idle at 800rpm. Not quite sure what spec is. > > > > I advanced the timing from 5 degrees BTDC at idle to 7.5. Idle speed > went up, so I adjusted it the idle back down and drove it. Better but still > a "flat" spot in the throttle. Advanced again to 10 degrees BTDC and it > seems even better. Still not perfect but it is drivable. At higher RPM it > advances to a little over 30 degrees; hard to tell exactly because my old > timing light doesn't seem to fire as accurately at that speed so the timing > marks appear to be jumping around some. > > > > Not sure how far I can safely advance it. I have no temperature > monitoring on this engine. I don't mind running premium gas as it's just a > "for fun" car mostly, though it has about 4 gallons of 87 in the tank right > now. Probably will pick up some Seafoam and run it in the gas for a little > while just for good measure. > > > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com<http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com<http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
