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1. Points Gap (score: 1): Author: SteveMines@verdugohillshospital.org; Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:09:23 -0800; Hi All, Got a question on setting the points for my '63 vintage Olds 215. I just installed a new cap, rotor, condenser and points. I don't have a clue how to adjust the points or what gap there shoul; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00028.html (7,173 bytes)
2. Re: Points Gap (score: 1): Author: "bown" <bown@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:07:47 -0700; Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't your distributor cap have a little window in it to allow access with an allen wrench to allow adjusting the point gap whicle the engine is running (using a dwel; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00029.html (7,748 bytes)
3. Re: Points Gap (score: 1): Author: PJHall@aol.com; Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:51:10 EST; Some of the later (cheaper) caps did not have the window installed. Sad, as that was a great method. Still, if you set the point gap when you installed them, it should be pretty close. If you are not; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00030.html (6,959 bytes)
4. Re: Points Gap (score: 1): Author: PJHall@aol.com; Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:04:54 EST; Just looked it up. The book says:.016-.018, then check your dwell to be sure it's 26-28 degrees. Pat /// /// buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00031.html (6,787 bytes)
5. Points Gap (score: 1): Author: SteveMines@verdugohillshospital.org; Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:33:00 -0800; A big THANKS to all those that responded to my earlier post about setting points. I ended up setting the points at .016 and purchased a dwell meter to check the dwell. With my points setting of .016; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00038.html (7,262 bytes)
6. Re: Points Gap (score: 1): Author: "bown" <bown@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:35:34 -0700; I am glad to hear that your 215 powered Datsun is running well again. How about posting some pictures on the net so that we can see what this machine looks like? Regards, Jim B. /// /// buick-rover-; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00039.html (7,813 bytes)
7. Re: Points Gap (score: 1): Author: David Kernberger <dkern@napanet.net>; Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:33:06 -0800; Amen--Dwell and gap are related in this way--As 1 increases, the other decreases. To increase dwell, you must reduce the gap. To decrease dwell, you must increase the gap. A high reading on your dwel; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00040.html (8,726 bytes)
8. Re: Points Gap (score: 1): Author: Greg Myer <motorhead45@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 00:05:16 +0000; The term "Dwell" refers to how long ( in degrees ) the points dwell together. The smaller the gap, the longer they dwell together. Greg _______________________________________________________________; /html/buick-rover-v8/2002-01/msg00042.html (7,130 bytes)

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