1968 Triumph HeraldFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

S.E.V. Distributor Advance Specifications

NOTE: FOR ENGINE RPM AND DEGREES, MULTIPLY SPECIFICATIONS BELOW BY 2.
S.E.V. DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE SPECIFICATIONS

Distributor Identification No. Centrifugal Advance (Dist. Degrees & RPM) Vacuum Advance (Dist. Degrees & In. of Hg.)
Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. In. Hg. Deg. In. Hg.
A65/C33 (1) Begin 700 5 900 13 1/2 1275 17 1/2 2250 Begin 2.87 10 12.60
A67/C34 (1) Begin 525 11 1150 13 1/2 2000 14 2250 Begin 3.00 5 1/2 13.00
A96/C33 (1) Begin 650 11 1375 15 2000 16 1/4 2300 Begin 2.87 10 12.60
M36 (1) Begin 500 8 1500 9 1800 11 2300 Begin 2.00 8 6.00
M48 (1) Begin 500 9 1/2 1500 12 2000 14 1/2 2500 Begin 4.50 11 11.80
R199 (1) Begin 1100 2 1/2 1850 .... ..... 6 1/4 2450 .......... ...... .... ..........
R234/D59 (1) Begin 450 1 1/2 880 14 1500 18 2600 Begin 4.29 7 19.69
R235/D59 (1) Begin 500 8 1000 12 1500 15 2000 Begin 4.29 7 19.69
R239/D59 (1) Begin 0 7 850 12 1/2 1500 20 2000 Begin 4.29 7 19.69
R242/C34 (1) Begin 500 7 800 13 1500 21 2500 Begin 3.00 5 1/2 13.00
RK (1) Begin 450 4 1/2 1000 8 1500 12 1/2 2000 .......... .......... ...... ..........
RK/RO (1) Begin 450 4 1/2 1000 8 1500 12 1/2 2000 Begin 5.91 7 1/2 11.81
WW/RO (1) Begin 500 4 1/2 1500 6 3/4 2000 9 2500 Begin 5.91 7 1/2 11.81
XCI (1) Begin 500 6 1200 11 1/2 1750 16 2250 Begin 4.20 11 12.00
XC/XD (1) Begin 750 3 1000 8 1/2 1500 13 1950 2 1/2 7.87 13 15.75
A24481 (2) 0-1/2 300-550 5-7 1000 10-12 1500 14-16 1900 0-1/2 4.70-6.00 9-10 1/2 11.4
(3) Begin 500 7 1250 11 1750 15 2400 Begin 5.00 10 12.00
(1) Identification Curve Code - Letters and/or numbers to the left of slanted line denote centrifugal curve, letters and/or numbers to the right of slanted line denote vacuum curve.
(2) Part Number.
(3) Identification or Part Number not available, this distributor is applicable to 1963-64 Simca 1000 & 1000 GL.
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