And you got a formula for that Jerry, I taint bright enough to figure it out on my own????? Got dozens of volt meters around because of my radio work but nota dwell meter one. Well, cept for the Sears "Sequential Dual Meter Automotive Analyzer" that I bought back about 1972 and used once or twice. That would be a neat meter if I had a muscle car but the problem with it is that its for 12v and 24v ignition systems. 24v must have been used in the big semi trucks because I've never seen anything with a 24v system.
Wouldn't mind having a dwell meter in the shop, a mans never got enough tools, right! Been looking for a nice old dwell meter at grarage sales for a few years and haven't run across any.
Seems like it would be a pain in the ars to use on a Stovebolt anyway. Set the points, start it up check dwell, shut 'er down, re-set the points, start it up, check the dwell, shut 'er down again and on and on. Not like the old V8 distributors with the windows in the cap. Or can one get away by just leaving the cap off and adjusting the points while cranking the engine? Seems like the rpm would enter into the formula somewhere, I‘ll have to think about that one when I get the time.
I've always just used a feeler gauge and many times I got by just setting the points by eye till I could get to a feeler gauge. Granted a dwell meter is gonna fine tune the old gal but they've always run at about 98% using a feeler gauge.
DG
Last edited by Denny Graham; 04/16/2011 2:32 PM.
