Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
07-17-2008, 07:24 PM
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D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
pull the line off the vaccum advance and set base.....if it's a stock build then no need to adjust curve via heavier springs or different weights.......anyway once base is set then reinstall hose and drive away
07-17-2008, 08:08 PM
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
07-17-2008, 10:33 PM
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
07-18-2008, 09:23 AM
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
07-18-2008, 09:36 AM
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
ORIGINAL: aode08
got any pics? how do you adjust the points, and what are the points?
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
07-18-2008, 01:19 PM
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D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
ORIGINAL: aode08
got any pics? how do you adjust the points, and what are the points?
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
I guess I'm old!. I was showing my son the other day how we use to set the points gap using the cover from a book of matches for a feeler guage (.017 - .018). I also use to use my mother's fingernail file to file the points down when they started to pit. You could get a few more miles out of them by doing that. The one good thing about a points set up is if it died, you could always get it running with just a screwdriver!
07-18-2008, 03:51 PM
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
Dont know if your interested, but Pertronix makes a nice points eliminator module that fits under the stock dist. cap. I used one on an old Mopar that I had, worked great and I believe it was under $100.
07-18-2008, 03:58 PM
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RE: Setting Timing on a old school points distributor w vac advance.
ORIGINAL: steel1
Dont know if your interested, but Pertronix makes a nice points eliminator module that fits under the stock dist. cap. I used one on an old Mopar that I had, worked great and I believe it was under $100.
Dont know if your interested, but Pertronix makes a nice points eliminator module that fits under the stock dist. cap. I used one on an old Mopar that I had, worked great and I believe it was under $100.
