1960 Vacuum Advance

["Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>]

These are very simple devices, so if you can find one that will physically
fit, you can exchange the springs and spacers in it to make it conform to
the specs for your engine.

Take a look at the one on your 62 or 64, if it looks like the one on your
60, my guess is that the 62-65 vacuum advance unit will be physically
identical, so buy that and exchange the springs and spacers from inside the
vacuum connection fitting end of the new unit with the old, this should be
equivalent to a new unit for a 60.

Alternatively, there are rebuilding services for these.   If you cannot find
one, e-mail me privately and I'll see if I can find one for you.

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Carrothers <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:34 AM
Subject: IML: 1960 Vacuum Advance


> Hello everybody,
>
> I have a bad vacuum advance on my 1960 Imperial Crown.  The distributor
> numbers are:
>
> Chrysler # 1889564
> Auto Lite # 1BP-4006-C
>
> I called my local Napa and some other stores.  Napa even called the
> manufacturer for me, but with no luck.  Neither Echlin nor Standard
Ignition
> list the part.  The earliest Imperial that they list a vacuum advance for
is
> 1962 to 1965....the part number is VC 1165.  Does anyone know if that will
> work on a 60 Imperial?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Carrothers
> 56, 59, 60, 62, 64 Imperials
>
>