Studer Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 I have a '63 R1. I purchased the car in October so I am new to the Avanti world. On inspecting my distributor I find that it has single points. I thought all R1s had dual points. Can anyone clarify that for me?
Gunslinger Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 Yes...all R1 and R2 engines came with Prestolite dual-point distributors. Are you sure yours is a single point distributor or a dual-point missing a set? See if you can identify the make and model of the distributor from its ID plate.
mfg Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 Over the years, a previous owner probably swapped out your Avanti's worn out original dual point distributor for a 'Non R' engine's single point type. For all normal driving, the single point type distributor is more than adequate, and at tune-up time much easier to work on!...I'd leave it be!
Gunslinger Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 He may need to find out if he has an actual R1 engine in the car. More than one Avanti owner has been surprised finding out his Avanti had a standard 289 or even a 259 engine in his car.
Studer Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks for all the input. Not believing this myself I rechecked the distributor several times to convince myself I am not seeing things. This distributor is not missing a set of points. I would have to pull it to find an id plate on it as it's not readily visible. The engine number is R2158 which I believe makes it an Avanti 289.
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