re: timing & dwell

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number 9 - 20 Jun 2006 00:01 GMT

Thank you both for your helpful
and educational answers.

H.

In article <cQVjg.25453$8T4.22484@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
number 9 <NoEmail@address.org> wrote:

> Well, back in my little gray cells,
> I seem to remember setting the dwell
> on my '69 350 Olds. instead of the
> timing... acheiving the same result?

If the dwell and timing were originally correct on a points system,
resetting the dwell after points wear or replacement should restore the
correct ignition timing. However, most electronic systems don't have any
wearing parts so the dwell shouldn't change.

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tww - 22 Jun 2006 01:13 GMT

> Thank you both for your helpful
> and educational answers.
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> correct ignition timing. However, most electronic systems don't have any
> wearing parts so the dwell shouldn't change.

From my Corvette days and working a 71 454, replacing worn points and
setting the dwell to original specs usually resulted in the timing being
back to spot on.

> --
> *Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder *
>
> Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
> To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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