I swapped the distributor for the one off my old Meteor, and replaced the O-ring which had gone hard. Also took the opportunity to clean up the HT leads. With the timing set at 10 degrees advance (vacuum disconnected) I still got a fair amount of pinking... so if it was due to sticking advance weights before, then this is the same
... After adjustment, I reckon timing's down to about 6-7 degrees to stave off the pinking, and I'm now on my second tankful of 95 UL with added octane-increasing Valvemaster Plus... Still got a flatspot if I bury the throttle too.Anyway, I turned my attention next to the replacement of the radio/cassette. For a long time now, I've had no radio reception and have had to rely on a small selection of cassettes...... So I connected up the Clarion CD/Radio player that David R. kindly rescued from my scrap Meteor.... bingo, a working radio - which confirmed my suspicion that there was summat amiss with the aerial connection on the original.
It's kind of stuffed in the hole at the moment because I can't remove the old unit from the anti-theft flap thingumy without the special tools.
To try and counteract a bit of cold start rattle, I added a bottle of STP Oil Treatment to the new 15W40 oil and it seems to have done the trick! And the engine seems overall a bit quieter.
David, if you're reading this: I really want to do that Pug 405 conversion on the spray bar. Mine's partly blocked and I can't clear it, and even after rodding the jet, the spray is puny and doesn't come out of all the holes
Cheers,
Mark.
