Re: Centrifugal Advance

["Kirbert" <palmk@mailer.gadcomm.net>]

> From:          Steve Draper <s_draper@wcsr.com>
> Does anyone know what year Jaguar stopped using the centrifugal
> advance?

The Marelli ignition system is what replaced it, 1988 I think.  Obvious from 
a cursory look under the hood, the distributor caps are totally different.

> Was this part of the distributor common to all v-12's?

In hearing from Jag owners about this problem, it appears to have been a 
problem way back on the E-type MkIII.  I suppose it's some sort of sign of 
British stubbornness that it wasn't corrected sooner; 1971-88 is a long time 
to remain in denial about such a fundamental problem with such horrendous 
consequences.

>  All 6 cyl.s?

The Jag six surely had a centrifugal until the advent of electronics, but it 
most certainly was not the same unit as the V-12.  Since I only concern 
myself with V-12's, I dunno if they suffered the same problem.  Offhand, it 
would seem no more likely they would share this problem with the V-12 than 
any other car's distributor -- but perhaps they were designed by the same 
idiot or lubed with the same glue^H^H^H^Hgrease at assembly.

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