Thread: If you have a RRC or discoV8 check your vac advance

before i left on my big trip I was doing a once over of the engine and noticed my vac advance had almost fallen off the Dizzy.

This puts the timing all over the place as the baseplate is free to move.

Anyway I tightened it and then covered the screws with silastic and they haven't moved since.
I was talking to another RRC owner while on a club trip last weekaend and he said the same thing had happened to him, so it is common.

So everyone get off your backsides and go and check your vac advance.
I think one of the side effects of this was that when the car was dynod it showed more advance than it actually had, and the static timing was about 4.5 degrees.

I have changed it first to 7.5 and now about 8.5 and what a difference!!!! Seeing the Unichip only is set to advance at part throttle I have not heard any pinging, although I am so deaf I probably wouldn't hear it anyway.LOL

It pulls a higher ratio up steep hills and is incredibly responsive vs how it was, which was still miles better than a standard RRC.
I can hardly wait to check economy as it was good before.
Regards philip A

that's what locktite is for

Yes as long as you remember to put some on BEFORE you tighten those b little screws with a right angle screwdriver because there is no room for a conventional one. The choice was loosen and Loctite or bugger it some Silastic will hold em.
Regards Philip A