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Re: [oletrucks] Re: Tune up spec's and notes

To: "trucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Tune up spec's and notes
From: "Ryan Langford" <rlangford@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:54:33 -0700
> In the shop manual for a 57 Chevy truck, the points gap at .019 new and .016 
> used. (honest it says that) 6 cyl times at TDC and the V-8 at 4 BTDC. The 
> book says .006 hot on the Intake valves and .018 hot on the exhaust valves. I 
> could not find a dwell setting for the 6-cyl. Good luck

Greatly appreciate it. .019-.016 would put it right in the range of 30 degree's
(in case anyone else was wondering).  I much prefer using dwell
when adjusting points, way more accurate.  I'm sure that was a hard
to come by tool back then....

Thanks again.

Ryan
rlangford@attbi.com
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