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Old 11-25-2020, 12:26 AM   #31
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Default Re: Miss on newly rebuilt 292

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Originally Posted by craig View Post
. . . Also, don't remember if this was mentioned, but is the bare ground wire on the breaker plate intact?
Without a good ground wire for the points the ignition can't work correctly. photo # 1

With a Dwell meter you can use it to see how stable the Point gap is (or isn't). If the reading varies by 5 degrees or more the distributor shaft bushings are worn, which can cause inconsistent spark timing.
Back in post #1 you said, "Point dwell is at 28 at an idle but drops a little (22-24).." this could be part of the problem.
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