Hey all
am replacing the points on my 318
any tips on setting the dwell
i understand that around 15 thousanhs equals a dwell of
around 30
any other tips?
ths
mark
Other than converting to electronic ignition? LOL. Just kidding. Just keep messing with the gap until you get the dwell where you want. To tell you the truth, I've only checked dwell a couple of times after I replaced a set of points and it was spot on. Not sure why, but I also could tell the car was running correct too. Keep the points perfectly clean. I use a piece of paper towel drawn through the closed points a few times to make certain they are perfectly clean after you set the gap. Fold the paper towel into a right angle without even touching it with your hands. Just a pet peeve of mine...like I even have any LOL
Well I messed up my original points, so I replaced them....
the car started up fine and ran ok.....I made sure when I installed them that they were opened up all the way...
I disconnected the vacuum line to set the timing, and the engine really smoothed out....I tweaked the distributor to smooth it out even more, but when I replace the vacuum line, the engine starts to die, catches and starts to die again....
I thought I should start over, so I measured the dwell angle, and I cannot get it to read more than 17 on the meter, and my gap is only around .010....
since I already messed up one set of points, I am reluctant to try to bend anything....is this even necessary?
thanks,
Mark
gap should be around .017 that would put dwell at 30. not sure what your talking about bending, but you loosen the hold down screw to adjust gap, no bending.