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June 2003
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Re: 18rg electronic dizzy conversion?
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Fri, 09 January 2004 02:39
 
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Yes, the original 18rg weights must be retained.
I am also using a 88270 head.
The vacuum outlets on the solexes will not record any vacuum until you rev it out (4500-5000 it will come one better), that is how the vacuum advance works.
if you've got the vacuum point to do it, and can put the points vacuum advance in the "new" distributer, give it a go, you may find that it does the trick.
The other option is that your ignition timing is now too retarded, when we put in our elec. set up, we had trouble setting the timing initially as a static test was difficult.
set the engine to the point that you want the spark to happen ie. 12 degrees (cylinder 1),
turn the dizzy casing until the the pickup is exactly aligned with the rotating star shaped thingie.
If this doesn't make a difference, and the vacuum advance doesn't make a difference, something has not worked properly.
just so I know, does the points dizzy have a yellow tag on it with writing on it? does it say 18R-G or 88230?
I am just thinking that maybe when you bought the engine, it may have had an 18rc dizzy in it to start with, in which case, putting in the vacuum advance from that would do nothing.
If it is an 18rg one, then it would make a difference.
If the yellow tag has no writing on it, an 18rg dizzy rotor cap(the plastic and metal thing that spins around) has round corners and looks quite smooth. An 18rc rotor cap has square edges and looks sharp and "ugly".
This may help you figure out if in fact you started with an 18rg or 18rc dizzy.
I hope this helps and I appologise for the length.
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18rg factory dizzys and timing
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pclabrat | Mon, 05 January 2004 09:01 |
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Norbie | Mon, 05 January 2004 12:14 |
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THE WITZL | Mon, 05 January 2004 16:03 |
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Grant | Mon, 05 January 2004 21:03 |
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clancey | Mon, 05 January 2004 23:22 |
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Steve M | Wed, 07 January 2004 01:42 |
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pclabrat | Thu, 08 January 2004 06:36 |
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BarniesRA40 | Thu, 08 January 2004 08:58 |
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Re: 18rg electronic dizzy conversion?
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Steve M | Fri, 09 January 2004 02:39 |
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Re: 18rg electronic dizzy conversion?
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pclabrat | Sat, 10 January 2004 11:00 |
