Yep, I remove the distributor to change and adjust the points. I find that
with my fat little fingers and my tendency to drop small screws, I'm a lot
better off that way. I use a scope and a dwell meter, but would like to be
able to compare the lobes, like in a waterfall display on a Sun analyzer.
The other advantage of a bench analyzer is you can observe point float, and
test modifications without running the motor at high revs. Not that I have
any problem with points floating!
I am also considering a breakerless system, but would like more info.
Anybody have any long term experience? I have had less than satisfactory
experience with the TFI system in two different Fords, but that's another
animal entirely. I want something that will last forever, and never
require maintenance. (What's wrong with dreaming?) I would rather have
something that requires occasional maintenance in my warm dry garage than
something that leaves me stranded in the rain every five years...
Cheers! sf
At 10:08 PM 2/20/98 -0500, Les Myer wrote:
>Stan, are you saying you remove the distributor to install points? I leave
>it in and use a feeler guage. If the dwell ends up too high, I open up the
>gap a little bit - or if it is too low, I close the gap a little. This
>only requires removing the cap. If you really want to know the dwell on
>each lobe, or difference bewtween lobes, an oscilloscope will show that.
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