Accel Vacuum Advance

The ability to adjust your engine's spark timing was necessary in old cars. The spark advance generally consisted of a lever sticking out on the side of your steering column. It was attached to your distributor via a series of linkages, and literally rotated the unit. It was important to have the timing retarded prior to cranking the engine. Otherwise, the engine might kick back, whipping the crank from you hand and very likely causing a wrist injury. Once the engine was running, the general rule of thumb was to keep the timing at an advanced setting for best speed and fuel economy, retarding it only when running under a load of driving in hill country. Today, the Accel Vacuum advance does all of that for you. The Accel Vacuum Advance comes complete with a GM/Delco V8 points-type distributor that gives amazing performance when it comes to the advance curve. Your Accel Vacuum Advance comes as a kit that includes all required hardware as well as associated components, plus a full set of installation instructions. If you really get stuck however, Accel has a network of Engine Management Installation Centers, where you can get technical support as well as installation assistance as needed. All of us always deserve quality help when buying dependable parts for their car or truck. That's why we created an always-open sales support call center to answer your needs.If you find a better price, let us know - we will beat any advertised price for auto parts.

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