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Re: Help with Ignition Timing- Prestolite Dual Point Distributor [Re: NITROUSN] #2746378
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I'm using Sunoco 93 which is the highest octane available where I live. Compression is 10.25 to 1. I'll try backing off initial timing and see what happens. I'll also try to locate a dwell meter and verify settings.


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Re: Help with Ignition Timing- Prestolite Dual Point Distributor [Re: RSI700VIPER] #2746398
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it's fairly easy to measure how many degrees are in the distributor by measuring the length of the cam slot, minus the pin diameter and dividing by .015.

Re: Help with Ignition Timing- Prestolite Dual Point Distributor [Re: RSI700VIPER] #2746416
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Originally Posted by RSI700VIPER
I'm using Sunoco 93 which is the highest octane available where I live. Compression is 10.25 to 1. I'll try backing off initial timing and see what happens. I'll also try to locate a dwell meter and verify settings.

Start with the intial at 5* at whatever rpm the FSM says.
If you plot out the timing specs that DragonSlayer has kindly provided, you'll see how sensitive the timing curve is to the initial setting.
It's a very rise in the advance off of idle.
Also an older distributor its more likely the primary spring has a stretched a little. If you find the advance is starting at a lower rpm than is acceptable, put a little more tension on the primary spring. Test and measure first.

If you don't have the service manual, this will at least get you most of it.
http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=109
Should cover setting for dual points. There also may be a Tech tip on it.

Re: Help with Ignition Timing- Prestolite Dual Point Distributor [Re: Mattax] #2746448
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you can probably score a basic dwell meter pretty cheap. It is important because it tells you how long contacts are closed for charging coil. Point gap can be correct, but if the cam is worn or even the point block your dwell will be off.

Re: Help with Ignition Timing- Prestolite Dual Point Distributor [Re: dragon slayer] #2746912
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Originally Posted by dragon slayer
you can probably score a basic dwell meter pretty cheap. It is important because it tells you how long contacts are closed for charging coil. Point gap can be correct, but if the cam is worn or even the point block your dwell will be off.


I suspect a worn cam (the one in the distributor) like I said above. On my buddy's 340 we swapped a cam from a different distributor and the problem went away. That's why you need a dwell meter or swap the cam with one another distributor.

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