<VV> Ignition weirdness

[kenpepke at juno.com]

YES, 12.5 / 11 volts is much too high with the key in ‘run’ position and it would make me believe there is no resistor in the wire.  6 to 7 volts is where it needs to be.

30 degrees dwell is right on but make sure you are reading the 6 cylinder scale.  Too much dwell is what happens when the cam follower block wears down.  It will eventually cause the ignition to fail.

Curing the 12 volt to coil problem may solve the problem BUT the biggest cause of poor idle and lower end performance is the distributor points plate.  Wear in the pin area will cause erratic timing.

Ken P
65 Monza 110hp 4 speed
Wyandotte, MI



On Sep 22, 2014, at 6:07 PM, Jeff Wilson via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> I'm having all kinds of grimlins with my ignition system.
> 
> Just put in new plugs and plug wires, and a new coil.
> 
> It (65 95HP) still idles pretty crappy.
> 
> Coil says on its side use ONLY with resistor!
> 
> I've checked th voltage on the + terminal, it shows 12.5
> with engine off and circa 11 with the engine running.
> Is this about right? Seems high to me. Is the black and yellow
> wire to the + terminal not supposed to be a 'resistance wire'?
> 
> Dwell meter shows 30 degrees dead on, but I feel like it ran
> better at about 20. Can you have too MUCH dwell (points too
> close)?
> 
> CJ Wilson
> 
> PS felling like bagging it and going Pertronics, but would like to 
> get the points system right just for now.
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Ken Pepke
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