paul: assuming dwell meter is accurate, and set for 4 cyl engine, try reducing gap slightly, adjusting until dwell is at spec. by decreasing gap, points open later and dwell angle increases. greater dwell angle will have realtively little effect at low rpm, but a bigger effect as rpm goes up because then there is less and less time for current to build up in coil primary. as dwell angle increases and points open later, timing will be retarded, idle rpm will likely go down a bit, and so an iterative process adjusting dwell angle, engine rpm and timing is necessary. daniel On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:52:01 EDT, Paul Wies <Simplstupd@AOL.COM> wrote: >My dwell is not even close to the recommended 47. It is at 30. > >New points gapped at .018, timing at 7.5 BTDC, idle in neutral 925 rpms. > >I even tried an 009 distributor with points gapped at .018. Still right >below 30. > >It runs fine, just wondering if I need to do anything? > >Paul >'82 GL with factory remanufactured 205 distributor and Weber carb. |
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