Points and Dwell setting, Yes I forgot how...I know !!! YOU DUMBASS! |
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Points and Dwell setting, Yes I forgot how...I know !!! YOU DUMBASS! |
Steve Thacker |
Aug 3 2007, 10:50 AM
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UMMMPH Yea Baby Yea ! UMMMPH Group: Members Posts: 1,089 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Pickerington, Ohio Member No.: 113 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I can't for the life of me rember how to set dwell properly on cars. I have been setting points since I was a teenager. I get this thing on a crane optical back when I first bought the car in 2000 and it went belly up last week.
I put in new points, cap, rotor ( non rev limited), condenser, sparkys, wires oh yea a new coil in the car before I began ( back to simple old skool). yea right.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Firing order on wires set to 1-4-3-2 CW. I set the points to .016 and I can get the car started. I put a digital meter on the + and - on the coil and got the car to start with some dizzy turning ( damn it is sensitive). Well... the dwell on the meter is showing 88.8 and yes it is set on dwell. I go back make sure the point shoe is straddling the lobe on the dizzy shaft and check the gap again. Still at 016. OK I'm good... Then I proceed to start the car up again and get my timing light in place to set the timing. I set the timing light dial to 27 degrees and point it at the timing whole and look for my marks. I have the old lady rev it up to 3500 and hold it steady (great gal she is). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I look for the white mark as I'm adjusting the dizzy and pull it into view and place it in the V notch. I have her take her foot off the pedal and I take over. Well...the damn car will not rev past 4k when it is floored! The throttle body butterfly is wide open and the car is laboring. Fuel pressure is at 29lbs and steady (Adjusted valves back a year ago and have only put 40 miles on the car) What gives...am I missing something simple here? Please help fellas I'm pulling my hair out. Must be halfziemers setting in. |
r_towle |
Jan 23 2016, 09:30 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
RIP cap,n , that was classic, right answer with attitude.
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porschetub |
Jan 23 2016, 11:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,725 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
RIP cap,n , that was classic, right answer with attitude. yea great answers from him always entertaining,some people don't know to deal with old tech anymore so it becomes SO hard (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) . But there is an answer in modern tech? its called pertronix,accuspark, hot spark and others ,really why anybody pisses around with points baffles me....truly. I hear issues with the early systems but really no real foundation other than random comments,the newer units what ever brand sort that if it really happens? ,we are moving on so why not update a 40yr + old system? Thing that makes me laugh is this new tech is so old its a joke,remember an older member on pelican saying he keeps a set of points in the glove box just in case,try changing back to points when its dark and raining in a 914,crazy really. To me its the best 100+ dollars spent but don't expect magic if you have bad leads,cap,rotor and worn out plugs..it won't fix that. Wow got that off my chest ready for a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
r_towle |
Jan 24 2016, 04:22 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
RIP cap,n , that was classic, right answer with attitude. yea great answers from him always entertaining,some people don't know to deal with old tech anymore so it becomes SO hard (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) . But there is an answer in modern tech? its called pertronix,accuspark, hot spark and others ,really why anybody pisses around with points baffles me....truly. I hear issues with the early systems but really no real foundation other than random comments,the newer units what ever brand sort that if it really happens? ,we are moving on so why not update a 40yr + old system? Thing that makes me laugh is this new tech is so old its a joke,remember an older member on pelican saying he keeps a set of points in the glove box just in case,try changing back to points when its dark and raining in a 914,crazy really. To me its the best 100+ dollars spent but don't expect magic if you have bad leads,cap,rotor and worn out plugs..it won't fix that. Wow got that off my chest ready for a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Fully setup distributor in spares, takes ten minutes. Honestly, I have never been left stranded by a set of points, at least never been tow truck stranded. They can be set, in the dark, with a matchbook for a feeler gauge and it will get you home. |
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