[Healeys] dwell

Donald Paye dpaye at crocker.com
Mon May 14 04:57:42 MDT 2012


Sorry for the error on my part ..... must have been a senior moment!!!  many 
thanks for the instructions.  Don



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Haskell" <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
To: "Alan Grossman" <agrossman at pacific.net>
Cc: "Healey" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] dwell


> Dwell is the period, measured in degrees of distributor rotation, that the 
> points are closed.  If you increase the point gap, the points will be open 
> for a longer period, meaning the dwell will be shorter.
>
> For a 6 cylinder, the dwell should be on the order of 30-35 degrees; for a 
> 4 cylinder, somewhere around 45 degrees.
>
> The factory workshop manual I have doesn't give dwell, but gives the 
> points gap to be 0.014-0.016".
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
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