distributor springs

[donm]

How critical are the distributor springs? Should they be tight or loose? On the used distributor I just installed they seem to be of two different types; one's tight and they other loose. Is that the way they should be?

[htchevyii]

Sounds normal. If you have a dial back timing light, you can rev the engine and verify how much it's advancing and when.

[garion]

I asked a similar question a while ago. Check this thread, scroll down till you see pics of my dist springs.

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 66&start=0