Cadillac 1933 V8 Operator's Manual page 118

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E L E C T R I C A L S Y S T E M
( 5 ) l o o s e n
locking
s c r e w s
/0 synchronize contacts
or to time movable contacts with IC/A
flywheel mark for L.H. cylinders.
Tighten after adjustment is mad
Note.
Recondition contact points
stall new ones as necessary b
timing ignition.
(T) loosen locking screws to ac
contact point gaps. Tighte
after adjustment is mode."
LaSalle 345-B
Cadillac 355 B
370-B
452-B
Contact Point Gap
}-
018 - .024 in.
018 - .024 in.
014 - .018 in.
(?) Turn eccentric screw to adjust contact
point gap on each side
Fig. 1
Typical Timer Distributor Adjustments
(3j
Refute
distributor housing to time stationary con-
r lad; on Cadillac .355 8 and UiSollv 'Cam is
integral with shaft on these cars
l o o s e n l o c k i n g
s c r e w (0 turn c o m on 370-B
and 452-B. Tighten securely after adjust -
men! is made.
(^6) Turn eccentric screw to synchionize mov
able contacts or until movable contacts just
separate with end of rotor [end far R.H
\cylinders on 370-B and 452-B) in line
No. 2 for 345-B, 355 B
with insert < / N o . 4 for 370-B
No. 8 for 452-B
on distributor cap and the IG/A
mark * (given below) opposite the
pointer (See Fig. 2).
Turn distributor housing
counter-clockwise on Cadil-
lac 355-B and LaSalle
until stationary
contacts just sep-
arate with end of
rotor (end for L.H.
ytinders on 370-B and 452-B) in
line with No. 1 insert on distribu-
tor cap and IG/A flywheel mark
for No. 1 cylinder opposite pointer
(See Fig. 2). Turn cam on Cadil-
lac 370-B and 452-B tomake this
adjustment.
lf
5
l}lG/A~2/5
370-B-IG/A for 4 and 10 cylinders
452-B-IG/A for 8 and 10 cylinders
taSalle 345-B
Cadillac 355-B
Pointe
Dead Center Mark.
Flywheel
Ignition Timing Mark
Ignition Timing Mark.
Ignition Timing Mark
Dead Cente
Dead Center Mark
Cadillac 370-B ).27/32
Cadillac 45? R
Fig. 2
Ignition Timing
P l a t e 22. I g n i t i o n T i m i n g