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skip · 07-23-2010, 05:03 PM

Your correct gap was 0.020" right?

No flat feeler guages for me. I usually twist them [the feelers] 'tween the points and end up with something other than 0.020.

Although not this gaper pictured here but one I have with 0.020 and 0.023 wires and I use the wire as a 'GO' ~ 'No Go' Gage while I hold the distributor in my hand. It takes a little time but finding that sweet spot is worth all the efforts.

Once the gap is set than it's onward to the point cam/timing setting, taking out the 'slop' and that my friends is an art and an exersize in frustration. I can only tell if I have it dead nuts by running the engine and with full retard to generate that lope of 1-3-4-2 that no other engine has.

skip.

07-23-2010, 05:03 PM	#40
skip Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 408	Re: Timing issue Your correct gap was 0.020" right? No flat feeler guages for me. I usually twist them [the feelers] 'tween the points and end up with something other than 0.020. Although not this gaper pictured here but one I have with 0.020 and 0.023 wires and I use the wire as a 'GO' ~ 'No Go' Gage while I hold the distributor in my hand. It takes a little time but finding that sweet spot is worth all the efforts. Once the gap is set than it's onward to the point cam/timing setting, taking out the 'slop' and that my friends is an art and an exersize in frustration. I can only tell if I have it dead nuts by running the engine and with full retard to generate that lope of 1-3-4-2 that no other engine has. skip. Last edited by skip; 07-24-2010 at 09:33 AM.