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Old 04-26-2010, 08:48 PM   #10
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Re: Distributor issues

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Originally Posted by rbagley View Post
@John
So are you saying that the combustion stroke happening at the wrong time wouldn't make it tough to turn the engine over? I like the analogy by the way. Thanks for the advice.
Ryan
NO.. THATS NOT WHAT I'M SAYING. THE DIST.s JOB IS TO FIRE THE SPARK PLUG WHEN THAT PARTICULAR CYLINDER IS AT THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSION OF THE FUEL & AIR MIXTURE, CAUSING A SMALL EXPLOSION IN THAT CYL. , CAUSING THE ROTATING MASS OR PISTON TO BE PUSHED DOWNWORD. ALL OF THIS HAS TO HAPPEN AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. HENCE YOU'RE TIMMING BEING OFF OR HAVING A COUPLE OF WIRES CROSSED MAKING IT FIRE AT THE WRONG TIME. I THINK IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY. JOHN
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