Points Gap or Dwell Angle?

[bmcecosse]

So - can someone set this up and then tell us what gap it equates to....... 12 thou = fag packet corner...........

[David53]

Well I would assume that the correct setting of 60 equates to the correct gap of 12 thou. I didn't measure the gap when I reset it.

[IslipMinor]

The points gap of 0.012" only applies to the early MM side valve engines, everything else is 0.015" and this should equate to the 60° dwell, or the other way round! Having 'Ignitor' electronic 'points' avoids having to worry about either dwell or points gap, it's all done within the module inside the distributor cap.

[David53]

Yes but they weren't around in 1953

[mike.perry]

So - can someone set this up and then tell us what gap it equates to....... 12 thou = fag packet corner...........

If 12 thou = fag packet corner what is 15 thou exhaust tappets and 25 thou spark plugs?

[dalebrignall]

go electroic i did 7 years ago fit and forget,ive never had a problem .

[lambrettalad]

Spark plug = double fag packet,I know 'cause my spark plug tools in the 60's ,for my lambretta,consisted of a fag packet to gap and a match box to clean the tip.

[bmcecosse]

[katy]

A straight pin (used in dressmaking, etc) is .025"

[bmcecosse]

As is a hacksaw blade....at least it used to be -probably a daft metric size these days......