How do I use, a dwell meter? |
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How do I use, a dwell meter? |
Ctrout |
Nov 19 2004, 06:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091 |
I borrowed a dwell meter from someone at work and I thought there would be instructions with it. I don't want to fry this thing and have to buy it. Any help?
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redshift |
Nov 19 2004, 10:10 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
The dwell angle is the charging period for the coil.... 45 degrees times 4 (cyls) open, plus 4 closed equals 360 degrees. Retrograded dwell is as bad as anything you could do with it.. no worse... no better.. just wrong.
It's the real electro-mechanical link between your spark, and your injection.. You need the strongest charge possible per firing for maximum efficiency, and performance. Fiddle with the timing all you want, until it sounds lopey, or weak... but set your dwell at spec. Timing off-spec does no good on a stock motor with injection, anyhow. Remember when you read this, I am not my own mechanic, so fly it up another flag pole before planting it on the moon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) M |
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