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Mechanical Specifications

<Except California> <California>
Centrifugal Advance Advance Starts 0 at 600 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)0 at 600 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)
Intermediate Advance 4.4 at 1100 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)4.4 at 1100 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)
Intermediate Advance 12 at 2150 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)12 at 2150 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)
Full Advance 13.5 at 2900 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)13.5 at 2900 Degrees At RPM (deg @ rpm)
Vacuum advance Main Diaphragm Inches of Vacuum to Start Plunger 3.15 Inch Of Mercury (in Hg)3.15 Inch Of Mercury (in Hg)
Maximum Advance 11 at 10.64 Degrees At Inches Mercury (deg @ in hg)13.5 at 16.14 Degrees At Inches Mercury (deg @ in hg)
Sub. Diaphragm Inches of Vacuum to Start Plunger 7.87 Inch Of Mercury (in Hg)7.87 Inch Of Mercury (in Hg)
Maximum Advance 7 at 14.96 Degrees At Inches Mercury (deg @ in hg)7 at 14.96 Degrees At Inches Mercury (deg @ in hg)