<VV> Ignitor II Follow Up

[N. Joseph Potts]

I ran an Ignitor I on a 140 with A/C for some years (went back to points
because it was hard to start). No interference with the A/C belt.
     I set the timing to the specified 18 degrees BTDC. I have a manual
transmission.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Mike Kost
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:41 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Ignitor II Follow Up


Anil Mittal wrote:

>Hi All, This is a follow up to my problem I posted yesterday with my
>car not running after installing an Ignitor II.
>
>I rechecked all of the electrical connections as well as the magnetic
>ring and pickup in the distributor and all looked fine. I loosened up
>the distributor a little and tried advancing the timing a bit. The
>engine seemed like it wanted to start a little more so I advanced it
>more. BINGO! It started so I drove it into the garage. It ran poorly
>when in drive so I put a timing light on it.
>
>This is a 66 140 with Power Glide and A/C so the timing should be set
>to 24 degrees BTDC. According to the light it was probably at 30
>something. It's hard to tell since the scale on the rear housing only
>goes to 16. So I retarded the timing so it was closer to what I
>though was 24. The car started and ran but the idle speed in neutral
>was lower and when I put it in gear it died. So I advanced the timing
>more and more and more and kept starting it between. It kept running
>better and better. The neutral idle speed went up and it started
>idling smoothly in drive. Then I realized that the vacuum advance was
>touching the A/C belt. Hmmm, something fishy here. I cheked the plug
>wires and firing order, that was correct. I cheked my balancer to
>make sure the alignment marks were still aligned and it did not slip,
>that looked good too.
>
>It feels like the engine wants more advance, the problems are that
>the amount of advance dialed it is way more that the shop manual
>states and also that the vacuum advance is going to rub on the A/C
>belt.
>
>A message from Ken Hand suggests that installing the ignitor retards
>the timing by 10 degrees. Has anyone else seen this? What do you
>ignitor owners out there have your timing set to? Anyone with an
>ignitor and A/C? Does your vacuum advance rub your A/C belt?
>
>Thank you to everyone for all of your help, I think I am on the right
>track now!
>
>
>Anil