Analogs (was: Heathkit EC-1

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Fri May 2 18:53:01 2003

> >>>I don't think _my_ auto (1968 Beetle) is an example of that. :-)
> > Do you mean that it doesn't have hydraulic brakes? :-) I expect that the
> vacuum advance on the distributor would also qualify.
> Many cars of this time frame may not have a vacuum advance.
> I know my Fiat Spider doesn't( I think the VW's did though ).

All VWs in 1968 left the factory with a vacuum advance. But it was not at
all uncommon in performance modifications to replace it with a purely
mechanical advance distributor (either aftermarket, or from a much earlier
model, such as the Botch 019)
Received on Fri May 02 2003 - 18:53:01 BST

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