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Originally Posted by ahdoman
Ref; 77 2.7CIS - I know the vacuum mechanism on the side of the distributor is there for retard. Mine hasn't been hooked up and it looks like there is no reason to since the car runs great. Since this is in my 914 I'd like to eliminate the vacuum mechanism since it gets in the way when I am trying get to the distributor lock down nut and timing. Has anybody ever done this? It looks like the plate the vacuum arm hooks to will need to be anchored in place so that it doesn't move. Any input or advice?
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I just locked mine down yesterday. I just put on carbs and the PMO directions say to lock it down by using the little tab near the points. I looked around and only saw one. If you move the plate with a screwdriver you will see that 1 tab doesn't move with it, it is attached to the distributor body. If you see that little pointy tab about 6:35 (near your thumb) , I just put a flathead screwdriver on that and tapped it with a hammer. Presto-Lockedo.
Doesn't move at all now, don't know if it should but I did it anyways, hope I didn't make a mistake. I can't seem to get the carbs running right yet so I don't know for sure.
It runs real good under no load, all the way to 8000 rpm. Under load it bogs under full throttle.
I don't think that is timing related.
I would like to remove the vacuum pod as well and now maybe I will. Sure would look cleaner.