DISTRIBUTOR ORIGINAL MINI 25D TYPE 41238

A worn out distributor can cost you both performance and economy. Precise spark timing and distribution is the job of the distributor. Merely replacing the points and condenser will not fix the chronic problem of worn out bushes and shaft. These original but very old, last few new quality push-on vacuum connection type suits cars from 1962 on! Most A-Series cars had a vacuum advance distributor, only the Cooper "S had a full centrifugal version. The vacuum is designed to retard the timing under heavy load thus decreasing the chance of detonation. These early distributors have also not been made or available in many years. These units are guaranteed to out-perform you old tired version. The best test is to put a timing light on your car and watch as timing marks on the flywheel dance and bounce around as the engine changes speed, etc. Install a new distributor and try it again!! All the bounce will never go completely away as long as you are driving the distributor through a timing chain gear set to the crankshaft. Timing is ideally set by the crankshaft and thus unless you setup a "crank-fire ignition" some bounce will always be present! As little as possible is the best we can hope for!