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Subject: [Healeys] dwell
From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 11:39:53 -0400
References: <COL121-W53EB89C862E7D58939AA7BA4150@phx.gbl> <540F6F4F-C983-4E5B-8BD6-25F91FB47FBD@gmail.com> <F3205D21F0C34861981B8A1D45B906A4@AlanPC>
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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