73 Bosch distributor- where the cap hold-down clips go?

[mobius911]

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Hi,

I just had my distributor rebuilt. Looks great, but the rebuilder thought the clips for holding the cap were in the wrong position. On this distributor (the 011 Bosch), there are two possible locations about 20 degrees apart. The picture shows the new location, and the arrow points to the old location (and yes, there are corresponding holes on the far side for both positions).

So is this new way correct, or is the old location correct? Obviously this rotates the cap with respect to the rotor, so the timing will have to be readjusted. In the old position the distributor was pretty much centered on the adjustment bolt, so I don't even new if I have enough travel to make the new position work, but I'd like to know what the correct positioning should be regardless.

Thanks,

Jeff

[Steve@Rennsport]

The picture is correct,....