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Can't rotate dizzy! Vacuum advance canister in the way!

Posted By easyissy 11 Years Ago
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Can't rotate dizzy! Vacuum advance canister in the way!

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Have any of you guys ran into this problem? I reinstalled my vacuum advance canister but now I cant rotate the dizzy to where i had it because it will hit the intake. rechecked tdc and its dead on. its a 292 in my '58 custom 300.

thanks for the help!

58 Ford Custom 300 - San Pedro, CA (So-Cal)

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