I've down the feeler gauge, but have no idea how to hook up the dwell meter. That is why timing is the last thing to be set in a tune-up. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Also bear in mind that some meters need to be calibrated/ zeroed first to maintain accuracy. If it didn't, you would use the center tiny screw to readjust. As you can see from my instructions, it does matter if you are running 8 or 4 cylinders, and with my meter you need to double. Newbie Tech Section. If it runs well, maybe your meter is having issues. When fitting new contact-breaker points in the distributor, the normal way of checking the gap between them is with a feeler gauge. A dwell meter measures the angle of rotation of the cam through which the points are opened and closed, and registers the dwell angle - the period when they are closed. How to Hook Up Old RAC Tach / Dwell Meter / SOLVED.
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How To Connect A Tach Dwell Meter
Hope this make sense.... Last edited by randy4762; 03-12-2008 at 08:31 PM. So you needed the extra lead to read battery volts or resistance. On an after market TACH Green same as above, white to dimmer switch, black to ground and red to batery voltage when ignition is in on position. Join Date: Sep 2006. As others have already stated, you use the 6 cylinder setting for dwell readings, and connect the +'ve lead of the meter to green connector at the front of the engine. Now, connect the leads TO EACH OTHER. Can anyone give me advice on how to use this thing and where to connect the two leads? Loosen the negative wire from the coil and then turn the key on, but don't start the car. In this electro-mechanical system, a fiber block slides under tension, over a cam. I have the same one and the first post i replied is correct for that tach. If it does not work, reverse the connections. Just to confirm, it is the mixture control dwell you are trying to read, not the ignition dwell? I have two of them just like yours. The factory spec for the /5 is 110 degrees of dwell, so that means 55 deg on the 4-cyl scale.
How To Hook Up A Dwell Meteo.Fr
How's about setting your points to 0. Not only were there three other body styles—none, unfortunately, exported to the US—but there were some significant visual and mechanical changes over their eleven-year production run. I jumpered into the plug to the coil on the supply side but could not get a reading off of the -ve I think it was giving a constant input voltage. Usually the set line is a black line at the high end of the scale, and might be marked 'Set' or 'Cal. '
Where To Buy A Dwell Meter
HTH, (kind of a trip down memory lane. Meter should be set to read dwell and 6 cyl. Guess it's time to pull out the MoToRs and blow the dust off. Bosch has a tube you can get. The angle should again remain the same, fluctuating by no more than two or three degrees. Rides: 70 Volksrod "The Black Bomber".
How To Hook Up A Dwell Meter
The dwell is the angle of degrees the distributor shaft turns while the points are closed building up the charge in the coil. In my Bosch distributor (dizzy) a 0. The wires going to tach at the console are Grn/Red and Grn. Other wise, you would set the points with the feeler guage, then start it and check to see if it put the dwell in the range it needed to be. The left knob says Lobes which I assume means cylinders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Riley1489 thanked Umbriago for this post. If your tractor is positive ground, you will probably have to ground the red lead. Build, coil, connect, connection, dwell, engine, handheld, hookup, jow, meter, red, tach, tachometer, tester, volt, wire. A forum community dedicated to 1st generation Chevy Camaros owners and enthusiasts. The dwell meter measures how long the points are closed (in degrees, if I remember right) which is affected by the adjusting of the point gap. E Sully, thank you for your kind reply. Both are over 30 years old and still work perfectly.
That's where I got mine from. OK: Black to ground. But be sure to keep instructions with your meter too. Road & Track's road test was equally enthusiastic. When the distributor shaft is rotating, the contact-breaker points open as the heel of the moving point is pushed outwards by a lobe of the cam, and close while it is over the flat area between two lobes. Joined: Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:54 pm. I oiled the felt using traditional engine oil (20W50) and I think it should be ok. (Repeated the oiling procedure 2 times, just to be sure! Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 1:01 am.