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On Thu, 3 May 2001 21:38:03 -0500, Jim Adney wrote: >On 4 May 2001, at 13:25, Mark Healey wrote: > >> At this point I decided to follow the muir procedures and checked the >> dwell. It was off so I got the feeler guage and ajusted it. Then it >> wouldn't start. Went in ajusted it again and it started but it was >> low. After about 10 attempts it seems that unless I have the points >> wider than Muir said they should be it won't start. Once it has >> heated up even after starting it won't keep runing. > >Adjusting the point gap (dwell) changes the timing, so you have to >adjust the gap first, then set the timing. That's the only way to get >them BOTH where you want them. > >> The one thing that is making this really dificult is the fact that I >> can't ajust the points while looking at the dwell meter. Is there a >> way to do this? Or even a way to put in some kind of ajustment screw >> instead of movin them with my fingers and tightening the set screw. >> With all those springed things it seems impossible to simply measure >> things and tighten things. > >The engine doesn't have to be running to read the dwell meter. You >can leave the cap and rotor off and get someone else to crank the >engine with the starter while you watch and adjust. Don't agonize >over the exact dwell setting; anything 45-55 will be fine. Meaning 22.5-27.5 when using an 8 cyl meter? Mark Healey 71 FI auto square 71 FI manual square marksvw@healeyonline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe