Kurt,
Also keep in mind that changing your dwell also changes your timing. Set
your dwell first and then set your timing with the strobe light.
Later,
Bob
At 02:24 PM 6/29/99 -0400, you wrote:
>How does dwell affect how the engine runs? In other words, if it is set
>wrong what happens?
>
>Kurt
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net
>> [mailto:owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob Hamilton
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:49 PM
>> To: Jay Laifman
>> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Dwell
>>
>>
>> Jay,
>>
>> Dwell refers to the number of degrees the points are closed for each
>> firing. The dwell time will be increased by setting a smaller
>> point gap and
>> vise versa. I usually err on the large side as the points will eventually
>> pit and the gap will be reduced slightly.
>>
>> Later,
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> At 10:00 AM 6/29/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >I have some questions on setting the dwell. What exactly does "dwell"
>> >mean? Is it true that the bigger the dwell number the smaller the gap?
>> >So, if your dwell meter is reading too high of a number you need
>> to spread
>> >the points?
>> >
>> >Also, when you have a range for dwell, such as 38 degrees +/- 3
>> degrees, is
>> >it better to err on the low or high side?
>> >
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >Jay
>> >
>> >
>>
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>> The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
>> Home Page: http://www.navnet.net/~hamilton/index.html
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The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
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