595
Error
in the MGBGTV8 manual - rotation of the distributor
Jim Livingstone
has spotted a mistake in the V8 Supplement AKD8486 to the MGB
Workshop Manual and highlights where it appears in this note
contributed as V8NOTE595. He also provides two useful supplementary
articles with more detailed explanations of the rotation
of the distributor and the other explaining how to adjust
the ignition timing. They are available via the links alongside.
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Jim
Livingstone has spotted there are several instances in the MGBGTV8
Supplement AKD8468 where the direction of rotation of the
distributor is incorrectly stated as anti-clockwise -
it should be clockwise. As
it is obviously too late to issue an erratum to a 50 year old
publication, the purpose of this note is to alert members of
the MG Car Club and in particular those in the V8 Register to
this error.
As far as ignition timing is concerned the consequences
of the error are not serious as most will perform this operation
dynamically using a strobe lamp and feedback from the flash
on the timing marks will quickly identify the effect of rotating
the distributor body. For initial static setup the backlash
in the rotor shaft needs to be taken up against the direction
of rotation - i.e. anticlockwise
Potentially more serious are the implications for those who
prime their oil system using an electric drill and extension
shaft. The drill needs to be set to rotate clockwise to pump
oil in the normal direction of circulation.
For those wishing to correct their copy of the MGBGTV8 Supplement
(AKD8468) the affected pages are: 14, 102 and 103 and highlighted
copies are added at the end of the full copy of this note.
See
the full article as V8NOTE595 |
