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Looking for Distributor Rebuilder

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65series4

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Does anyone know of a good shop that reconditions/rebuilds Lucas distributors? Mine has a lot of backlash and is not advancing properly, so I am looking to get it refurbished. I finished installing the Weber carb this morning and it sure has a lot more power.

Cheers

Mike
 
Green67Alpine

Green67Alpine

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Jeff rebuilt mine and it made quite a difference......hardly have to turn the key and she starts.... had a intermittent backfire under load ...gone.. idles pretty darn good now.
I also got the vacuum advance rebuilt. I would recommend advance distributors, but that's just my experience
Tom j
 
Alpineracer8

Alpineracer8

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Mike:

As has been suggested earlier, try "Advanced Distributors." I had the distributor for my racing Series I gone through up there and they did a wonderful job! Just make sure you tell him how the engine and carburetion is set up and he'll set the distributor up accordingly.

Best of luck,
 
R

RootesRacer

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Alpineracer8 said:
Mike:
Just make sure you tell him how the engine and carburetion is set up and he'll set the distributor up accordingly.

Best of luck,
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This here is the smoke an mirrors aspect to the recurve business.

You just CANT know how much timing an engine needs that you didnt build, and understand the combustion characteristics to.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of tripe.

Better yet, YOU tell the recurve folks what it is YOU want, and see to it that it happens.
If you want a stock curve, give them the data.
If you have a race engine, give them the data for how you want it to function IE the curve characteristics.

The bottom line is that you dont want THEM to tell you what you need, honestly, they have no clue.

Every engine type is different in regards to needed advance rate and needed vacuum advance VS load, and we dont use SB chevy engines.
 
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