Demetris
Well-Known Member
Maybe you are not having the correct distributor for this engine, that gives a lot more than the required advance at the higher revs.
As these distributors were fitted to a variety of engines, swaping for "whatever" after all those years shouldn't be a surprise.
I remember another forum member that found out that his Rover 4 pot was fitted with a morris minor distributor among others (The previous owner used to service it in a "Morris Minor Centre")!
I cannot really comment on the little end hypothesis, but i can't imagine the valve springs creating problems in this engine.
As these distributors were fitted to a variety of engines, swaping for "whatever" after all those years shouldn't be a surprise.
I remember another forum member that found out that his Rover 4 pot was fitted with a morris minor distributor among others (The previous owner used to service it in a "Morris Minor Centre")!
I cannot really comment on the little end hypothesis, but i can't imagine the valve springs creating problems in this engine.