Vacuum Advance

[John L.]

What port is used for vacuum advance on a 1962 300HP? Hollow left rear stud like the 340HP?

[Dale Pearman]

Re: Vacuum Advance

Base engine and 300 hp use a hoillow stud. 340 Hp & FI use the 0002 90 degree fitting at the rear of the carbutetor.

Dale.

[Duke W.]

Re: Vacuum Advance

1962 SHP and FI did not have vacuum advance, but it was added to the '63 versions of these engines by replacing the '62 dual point distributor with a conventional tach drive single point distributor.

duke

[John L.]

Thanks *NM*

[Dale Pearman]

Re: Vacuum Advance

Of course! BUT there was a vacuum PORT for windshield washers etc on BOTH the 340 Hp and 360 Hp engines.. The FITTING to utilize this vacuum is the subject, I believe, of this question.

Dale.

[Duke W.]

Re: Vacuum Advance

Actually, the original question was on vaccum advance, but I didn't think of the vacuum wipers. In fact, I don't think I was even aware that '62s still used vacuum rather than electric wipers.

I remember vacuum wipers from the Williams family '54 Pontiac Catalina Coupe that I drove for a few months after I got my license and before the SWC arrived. I remember that every time I floored that mother the wipers would stop, and I had to floor that old flathead straight-eight a lot! To compound matters, it rained a lot in Seattle! The SWC's two-speed electric wipers were much appreciated, not to mention that SHP engine.

Duke

[Ed Jennings]

Re: Vacuum Advance

The C1's have electric wipers but the WASHERS use vacuunm.