[T3] Distributer placement/Timing

[rheorojo@F]

I just went through the process again. Set the points, then the timing, then the dwell, and then the timing again. That order so I could see the change in timing when the dwell was set. It had moved about 5 degrees. The car runs much better, has a smoother acceleration and so far, 20-25 miles, seems to be remaining solid. I hope to put a 50 mile trip on it to check and see if it will remain timed correctly. We used to drive it regularly from Seattle to L A and back, and hope to be back to that level of dependability. We are heading to Arizona for 6 weeks so it will be parked in a warm dry place till we get back. 
Jim you mentioned a source of auto trainees in Tucson, would you let me know the contact as we may be that far down.
You pm me at rheorojo at frontier.com if you want to avoid the list.
Thanks Tim

On Jan 15, 2014, at 6:08 AM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 14 Jan 2014 at 22:53, rheorojo at F wrote:
> 
>> Thanks. I have an inexpensive dwell meter, however I would normally
>> set the dwell after timing. I will reverse the order as suggested, and
>> I'll see if I can find a suitable grease locally. 
> 
> You have to set the dwell first, because changing the dwell changes 
> the timing, but changing the timing doesn't change the dwell. Any 
> sort of medium heavy, sticky grease should work okay. Just be sure to 
> clean off all the old accumulated residue from the rubbing block each 
> time you re-lube.
> 
> 
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