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Do all 2litre CU engines have vaccume advance?

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 13:04
by The_blue
Sorting the wiring on my new van and the vaccume hoses are all over the place. just noticed it hasn't got a vaccume advance on the side of the dist.

Did some come without? Does anyone have a good picture or diagram of what should be where?




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Is this the wrong dist?

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 13:55
by toolsntat
It don`t look right to me!!!!
Very useful info here...
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... lnmbrs.htm

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 14:26
by HarryMann
Yes, think they all do.

What you have there is an 009 dizzy, I think the somewhat (in)famous performance replacement with no vac/adv retard. I would suggest you source the correct setup, for emission and consumption reasons, as well as clean running.

I think opinions will vary but some seem to think that the 009 is 'the business' as it has this 'reputation', but I doubt for he CU engine - and yours isn't tuned and setup for it anyway I doubt.

This Wiki link may be helpful, CumbrianKeith is often the one to answer CU questions on Tech, and as you can see, he owns a particularly fine example:

http://wiki.80-90.co.uk/index.php/Petro ... gnition_01

http://wiki.80-90.co.uk/index.php/Petro ... nce_curves

Anyone have the '009' centrifugal advance figures? then I can plot that too..

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 15:35
by Doodleboink
HarryMann wrote: Anyone have the '009' centrifugal advance figures? then I can plot that too..

Don't have the figures for a plot, but I observed only 7 deg full advance on mine.

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 16:01
by cumbriankeith
It should look like this:
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Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 17:07
by toomanytoys
009 depending on how crap (later ones are poor quality copys.. it is will give 12-18 degrees of advance, from just off idle and finally all done by 3000.. the advance curve is all wrong for a type 4 engine.. bad bad news.. and even on a type 1 they need to be tweeked... and give flat spots..
Timing has to be done for 3000rpm+ and 32-34 degrees.... this will give a lot advance at idle... but thats bette than overheating the exhaust valves and seats....

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 17:39
by The_blue
Been to volks heven and got a new (to me) dizzy, control unit, vacume hoses and any wiring included or not fixed down :)


Those guys know how to charge though :(


You think this is the reason the plugs are black?

Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 22:03
by HarryMann
Possibly!

Sort the ignition out first clean the plugs and see... is that stuff 2nd hand then?

Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 19:06
by The_blue
yer it's off one at voltzheven