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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: Duke on June 02, 2011, 09:26:09 PM

Title: how much gap for points?
Post by: Duke on June 02, 2011, 09:26:09 PM
in my mallory dist?

summit just sent me my 2 points, rotor and cap.

i thought they would tell me how much to gap the points but it didnt say much on the box.

i have feeler guages just wondering how much the gap should be.


btw one of the allen head screws on the points doesnt want to budge but i'll figure it out.

also got some timing tape to go with the package from summit hopefully after i get the last point installed and everything gapped approprietly it'll finally fire up and stay on! :D

btw i also changed out the ignition switch.

as always, thanks in advance for the info, you guys have really helped me get this thing going

second picture is my girlfriend daughter, she's happy about sitting in the boat making vrroom noises too :D
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: GT Jets on June 02, 2011, 09:48:18 PM
in my mallory dist?

summit just sent me my 2 points, rotor and cap.

i thought they would tell me how much to gap the points but it didnt say much on the box.

i have feeler guages just wondering how much the gap should be.


btw one of the allen head screws on the points doesnt want to budge but i'll figure it out.

also got some timing tape to go with the package from summit hopefully after i get the last point installed and everything gapped approprietly it'll finally fire up and stay on! :D

btw i also changed out the ignition switch.

as always, thanks in advance for the info, you guys have really helped me get this thing going

second picture is my girlfriend daughter, she's happy about sitting in the boat making vrroom noises too :D


Dual point gap on a V8 should be .022" on both, the dwell should come out to about 33*....This is from memory, but would be willing to bet on it.... :thumbup: :thumbup:

GT
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: IRRebel on June 02, 2011, 10:07:54 PM
Points? Whats "Points"

Must be sumpin from the Museum of Natural History............ >:D

Ray
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: GT Jets on June 02, 2011, 10:19:59 PM
Points? Whats "Points"

Must be sumpin from the Museum of Natural History............ >:D

Ray


Ever since I went wheeling for 50 miles to the middle of nowhere to do some fly fishing and the 1955 Willys Jeep we were driving quit running and we got it running again with a business card and some WD40, I don't knock the points anymore.... :sly:

Not everybody has nine boats in which to pull parts from... :screwy:    ;D


GT
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: crewchief22 on June 02, 2011, 10:32:32 PM
GT is correct with .022

http://www.centuryperformance.com/setting-breaker-points-spg-90.html (http://www.centuryperformance.com/setting-breaker-points-spg-90.html)

There is a link at the bottom of the page with a lot of good information
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: Duke on June 03, 2011, 02:30:06 AM
holy smokes thats a lot of information on the century performance page. great lead thanks a lot!


so.... on a scale of one - ten how important is a dwell meter in setting the points?
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: Ralph Brunt on June 03, 2011, 06:47:54 AM
Not everybody has nine boats in which to pull parts from... :screwy:    ;D
GT
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Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: IRRebel on June 03, 2011, 06:49:32 AM
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LOL!!

Ray
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: Duke on June 03, 2011, 09:47:05 AM
lol thanks for the laugh Ralph
Title: how much gap for points?
Post by: HomeBlown57 on June 06, 2011, 02:17:41 PM
Must be sumpin from the Museum of Natural History............ >:D

Ray
I asked this guy, he said .022 TumTum want GumGum!
Title: Re: how much gap for points?
Post by: Nordie on June 06, 2011, 03:25:02 PM
before electronic ignition dual points were the stuff to be had!

atleast that's what my great grandpa told me  ;)

dual points will be just fine  :thumbup:
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