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malloyjp · 09-11-2014, 07:18 PM

I recently put new points in my distributor and set the gap to what I thought was the correct gap, but the dwell meter is reading low. It's reading 24 , and the correct dwell is supposed to be 29 per the manual. The car is running good though. I'm confused because the points that I replaced were really shot, but the dwell meter was reading spot on at 29 with the bad points.

How can I get the dwell setting correct ? I know a low reading indicates the gap should be less , but I'm not sure how to adjust because the gap seemed correct .

It's a 69 mustang mach1 with 351 windsor and original autolite distributor. Thanks !

09-11-2014, 07:18 PM	#1
malloyjp Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Phoenixville , PA Posts: 28	What the Dwell ? I recently put new points in my distributor and set the gap to what I thought was the correct gap, but the dwell meter is reading low. It's reading 24 , and the correct dwell is supposed to be 29 per the manual. The car is running good though. I'm confused because the points that I replaced were really shot, but the dwell meter was reading spot on at 29 with the bad points. How can I get the dwell setting correct ? I know a low reading indicates the gap should be less , but I'm not sure how to adjust because the gap seemed correct . It's a 69 mustang mach1 with 351 windsor and original autolite distributor. Thanks !