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Vacuum Advance

Fig. 5 Vacuum advance curve:






1. Warm up the engine fully.
2. Make sure that the idling speed and ignition timing are within specifications.
3. Gradually increase the vacuum on the vacuum advance diaphragm with a hand vacuum pump, note the amount of vacuum when advance starts.

Advance start: 0°/75 mm-Hg (2.95 in-Hg)

4. When the vacuum is further increased, the relation between the vacuum and advance should be kept within range Fig. 5.