<VV> Dwelling on dwell....

[Andy Clark]

John, a dumb question, I know, but do you have the dwell meter in the "set"
mode instead of "read"?

Andy Clark
Camano Island, WA.
1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John McMahon" <latin81 at comcast.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: <VV> Dwelling on dwell....


> Hi,
>
> I've got a 1965 Monza with a 110 MT, and I'm a little confused about the
> dwell readings I'm getting.  I've varied the gap between .016 and .019,
and
> my meter keeps telling me that I've got 27 degrees of dwell (should be 31
to
> 34).  This is only the second vehicle I've worked on that has points, so I
> don't know if there's a problem with the ignition or a problem with me!
Any
> clues would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John McMahon