Owners manual

4 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Figure 6 Changing the Advance Stop Bushing.
SELECTING THE ADVANCE STOP
BUSHING
Five different advance stop bushings are supplied
in the distributor kit. The distributor comes with a
Blue (21°) bushing already installed. If a different
amount of centrifugal advance is desired, follow the
next procedure to change the bushings. The chart
in Figure 5 gives the size and approximate degrees
for the corresponding bushings.
CHANGING THE ADVANCE STOP
BUSHINGS
1. Remove the distributor cap and rotor.
2. Remove the locknut and washer on the bottom
of the advance assembly (Figure 6).
3. Remove the bushing and install the new one.
Install the washer and locknut.
LOCKING OUT THE CENTRIFUGAL
ADVANCE
1. Remove the cap and rotor.
2. Remove the advance springs, weights and
the advance stop bushing from the advance
assembly.
3. Remove the roll-pin from the shaft and slide
the retaining sleeve down. It should not be
necessary to remove the gear (Figure 7).
4. Slide the shaft two inches out of the housing.
5. Rotate the shaft 180° and insert the advance
stop bushing pin into the small hole on the
advance plate (Figure 8).
6. Install the locknut and washer to the advance
stop bushing pin.
7. Install the retaining sleeve and roll-pin.
Figure 5 Advance Stop Bushing Chart.
BUSHING SIZE APPROXIMATE
CRANKSHAFT
DEGREES
Red-Smallest 28
Silver 25
Green 23
Blue 21
Purple 19
Black-Largest 18
Figure 7 Removing the Retaining Sleeve.