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dwell meters
Posted by DougM [Email] (#211) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from DougM) on Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:03:08
In Reply to: doug,,,,,,,,tell me how, swede, Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:01:43
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I just did a search on ebay for dwell meters. There are currently 15 lisings, some as low as $5, which is a great price for a tool that is not used much anymore in the automotive repair industry, but you can't set dwell without one.
Two of the leads connect to the battery and the other connects to the positive side of the coil. After removing the fuel pump fuse and setting the points close, you crank the engine and look for the dwell to be about 50 degrees on the needle. If it's not 50, then re-adjust and crank again till you get it within specs.
If you look in your manual, you might see a reference to cam angle in the distributor section, that's the same thing as dwell angle. The manual also recommends setting dwell to the lower number(48), because as the points wear, the angle increases.
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Posts in this Thread:
- misfiring, swede, Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:11:04
- Re: misfiring, Craig R., Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:24:28
- Re: misfiring, swede, Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:43:01
- Re: misfiring, Craig R., Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:45:29
- k-jet arrived on 75 models......, DougM
, Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:53:50- Re: k-jet arrived on 75 models......, Craig R., Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:06:22
- Whatever it is, I have the same problem, Brently, Mon, 30 Aug 2004 04:15:54
- problems, swede, Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:00:53
- re:points, DougM
, Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:11:31- doug,,,,,,,,tell me how, swede, Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:01:43
- dwell meters, DougM
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