So, is there somewhere that has replacements for the weak springs? Not a full rebuild - those often aren't - but just the springs?

Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:    <snip>
   On the 1.9 distributors I have seen the diaphragms go bad and weak centrifugal advance springs. Bad springs can make real havoc with the idle settings as anything above 900 rpm will cause the timing to advance, further increasing the idle speed, then at 1300 rpm the fuel cut out occurs, speeds falls, fuel turns back on but O2 sensor is ignored for 30 crank revolutions, so rich mixture, idle speed creep up,
ignition advances again, more idle speed, 1,300 cut off. Yes, this is the
famous 1.9 idle surge. It can also add to engine ping as the advance is not
where it should be.

Dennis
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Evan Mac Donald

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