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Title: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: twl1104 on July 09, 2018, 05:39:39 PM
Who is rebuilding X12 dual vacuum advance canisters ? Tim O'Conner is not taking any E-mails is he out of business?
Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: J_Speegle on July 09, 2018, 06:16:40 PM
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Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: midlife on July 09, 2018, 07:02:18 PM
Yes, Tim seems to be out of business.  Sorry.
Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: Bob Gaines on July 10, 2018, 02:48:30 AM
Quote from: midlife on July 09, 2018, 07:02:18 PM
Yes, Tim seems to be out of business.  Sorry.
I had heard that a family member was very sick and he was concentrating on being a care giver.
Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: 67gtasanjose on October 16, 2018, 06:00:09 AM
As I continue to approach the "engine"portion of my project and since the common understanding is that Tim will no longer be providing his restoration services, has anyone actually had a vacuum advance restored (including zinc plating) by one of the other reccomended suggestions? I have read that some are setting up the advance curve but I have not found anyone restoring the whole distributor, including diaphragm replacement and plating of the original advance parts.
Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: lancelot66 on October 16, 2018, 12:09:11 PM
His website seems to indicate you can still reach him by email and under "new parts" it appears you can still buy one of his restored Autolite advances:
http://428cobrajetcars.com/new_parts
I bought one from him a couple of years ago and have been happy with it. All this after giving up trying to find a usable core and then someone to plate it and restore the diaphragm if needed.
Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: 67gtasanjose on October 16, 2018, 12:58:51 PM
Quote from: lancelot66 on October 16, 2018, 12:09:11 PM
His website seems to indicate you can still reach him by email and under "new parts" it appears you can still buy one of his restored Autolite advances:
http://428cobrajetcars.com/new_parts
I bought one from him a couple of years ago and have been happy with it. All this after giving up trying to find a usable core and then someone to plate it and restore the diaphragm if needed.

Risky business, I know...Sending a Paypal Payment with NO CONTACT INFO available? Hmmm....
Title: Re: Distributor Vacuum canister rebuilding
Post by: 67gtasanjose on October 17, 2018, 11:24:55 AM
Quote from: 67gtasanjose on October 16, 2018, 12:58:51 PM
Risky business, I know...Sending a Paypal Payment with NO CONTACT INFO available? Hmmm....

Since I trusted Tim, just a gut feeling is all, I went ahead and emailed him and he DID answer back.
STILL "closed", but offers assistance based on a case-by-case need. No longer doing all of the services he once did.