Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine OPERATION No MA. 210.0 : c l~vritis,e nvrl
Provisionally position support plate (2 1 and
gently tighten nut ( 1 )
c) Switch on ignition
Connect a test lamp to earth and to the G RUP B)
terminal of the ignition coil.
Turn the distributor until the exact moment
when the indicator lamp liqhts up.
At this point the distributor is al the static
advance point.
Switch off the ignition.
Tighten nut ( 1 ) from 19 to 21 mN ( 1.9 to
2.1 m kq 1 ( 13 l/2 to 15 ft.lb 1.
Fit distributor cap and secure it
Fit sparking plug in cylinder No 1 2. Checking the ignition timing using a stroboscopic
Imp or (I test-bench
( See chapter I,, page 1 i.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine With the distributor timing properly adjusted ( 25’ at 2500 rpm ) the advance point must not vary by more than 2”
on the four cylinders.
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The impulse must not vary by more than 2’ for the four star-points. II. CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE DISTRIBUTOR ON A TEST-BENCH
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II;. FITTING THE DISTRIBUTOR ONTO THE VEHICLE
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LONGITUDI 1 AL AXlS OF ENGINE
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distributor arm
Position of dist:ibutor arm befol
fitting distributor in its mountin 1. Set the distributor to the static advance curve :
a) Bring piston in N’ 1 cylinder to the static
advance point LTS follows
Lift the L H. front wheel of the vehicle
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4th or 5th qeor.
Remove the spark plug from N’ 1 cylinder
Blank off the plug-hole (use a plug ).
Rotate the L H. front wheel and stop when the
plug is forced out by the compression.
Rotate wheel slowly to bring the 10, markiicai
on the flywheel ( 1 ) opposite fixed mark cs b >)
visible throuqh opening S< a ))
b 1 Fit the distributor
Remove the distributor cop: insert the distri-
butor into its housing ( see position in dioqrom
and photograph on this page ).
Provisionally position fixing clamp and
moderately tighten nut.
Position distributor cap and secure it.
Fit spark plug to N’ 1 cylinder. 2. Adiust distributor timing using either strobe
lamp or test-bench :
25” .a+ 2500 rpm I 7 “c,,,m nrli n,,ci’ rlicronsvr~d)
Tiqhten distributor clomp nut from 1.9 +o 2.1 daNm
( 13.5 to 15 ft.lb ).
