centrifugal advance

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• centrifugal advance — A device found on the distributor which, through the action of centrifugal force on two weights, advances or retards the ignitionspark to correspond with changes in engine speed and load. Also see vacuum advance …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• advance — [1] The act of changing the ignition timing so that the spark occurs earlier in the cycle. The opposite is retard. [2] It may refer to the device which makes this adjustment. Also see automatic advance centrifugal advance electronic spark advance …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• centrifugal weight — The movable part in a centrifugal clutch or centrifugal advance. The weight (sometimes called a finger ) moves outward as a result of centrifugal force. Changing the mass of the weight will cause the weight to move outward sooner or later. The… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• advance weight — One of two small weights located in a centrifugal advance assembly …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• mechanical advance — See centrifugal advance mechanism …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• automatic advance — A mechanism which adjusts the ignition advance by means of centrifugal weights or by a diaphragm controlled by intake manifold vacuum …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Distributor — This article is about the engine component. For other uses, see Distributor (disambiguation). Typical distributor with distributor cap Also visible are mounting/drive shaft (bottom), vacuum advance unit (right) and capacitor (centre) A… …   Wikipedia

• governor weight — A centrifugal advance mechanism or advance weight …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Ford Windsor engine — Infobox Automobile engine name = Ford Windsor V8 aka = manufacturer = Ford Motor Company type = V8 bore = stroke = displacement = 221,255,260,289,302,351 length = diameter = width = height = weight = block = Cast Iron head = valvetrain = OHV… …   Wikipedia

• distributor body — The bowl like part containing the distributor shaft with the rotor arm at its top end, and, in the conventional version, the centrifugal advance mechanism and the contact breaker …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• distributor weight — One of two flat pieces of metal found inside the distributor s centrifugal advance mechanism on the baseplate. They swing out as speed increases and consequently advances the timing of the spark …   Dictionary of automotive terms