<VV> Dwell question

[Larry Forman]

At 10:59 PM 7/29/2004 -0400, Sam & Marissa Andolino wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>I know someone with a 64 ,110 engine with 4 speed with a dwell question.  To
>get the dwell in the 30 thru 33 range the points have to be set at .009 or
>.010.  All the vacuum hoses have been replaced,  could a worn distributor be
>the cause of the small point gap? The engine runs fine except there is a
>slight hesitation during shifting until the rpms are up. Any ideas would be
>appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
>Sam & Marissa Andolino
>mandolin@rochester.rr.com
>1963 Red Monza Convertible
>1966 Blue Corsa Turbo Coupe

Hi Sam,
Yes!  The rubbing block has worn down, causing the points to be closer and 
thus the points closed more, which increases the dwell.  Changing to a 
fresh and new set of points will get your point gap and dwell back to 
stock.  Check it out!

Larry