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Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 11:39 AM

well i got the car back...looks awesome! Need to change points, adjust dwell, adjust timing(by myself....so that really goign to be difficult)...anybody have a good dizzy (for a 2.0) and/or maybe a compufire/pertronix?

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 28 2005, 03:07 PM

my second one ever, through another set of points in it, set you dwell tune it and go drive it, worry about another dizzy later

Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:10 PM

before

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Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:10 PM

after

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Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:11 PM

QUOTE (scott thacher @ Feb 28 2005, 03:07 PM)

my second one ever, through another set of points in it, set you dwell tune it and go drive it, worry about another dizzy later

i actually went and bought my FLAPS's stock of points (2) and John gave me a new tube of BOSCH grease, so i should be set to go

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 28 2005, 03:11 PM

take a pic of the front inside of the trunk

Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:13 PM

inside trunk...sorta (i was too excited to get good pictures)...dunno why it looks orange though..... :shrugs: i like the riveras much better though.

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Posted by: Headrage Feb 28 2005, 03:16 PM

Oh great, the meter latches are upside down and the floor brace upper contour is reversed. Looks great and damn it was fast.

Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:18 PM

QUOTE (Headrage @ Feb 28 2005, 03:16 PM)
Oh great, the meter latches are upside down and the floor brace upper contour is reversed. Looks great and damn it was fast.

what are you talking about?

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 28 2005, 03:22 PM

was this a clip replacement, it looks like it was. i am saying this because of the dents in the wheel wells, but it looks good.

and you know use 914ers, we pick any pic apart

Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:24 PM

yeah i got it from a junk car in a local junkyard.....worked well though..very very well. my ()*&(*^ dwell keeps on moving on me. Car popped and pinged all the way to Bowling Green yesterday.

Posted by: Twystd1 Feb 28 2005, 03:33 PM

Does the dwell keep changing or do you mean the timing keeps changing...

If it's dwell. Ya could have loose points, or a smoked dizzy top or bottom shaft bearing or the points plate is moving around off axis...

Anyway.. Dats what I thunk....

Twystd1

Posted by: Travis Neff Feb 28 2005, 03:35 PM

Good to see that you got it all fixed up, looks sharp!

Posted by: Travis Neff Feb 28 2005, 03:38 PM

As your points wear, the dwell constantly changes. Which in turn changes your timing. that is why you set your dwell first, then timing

Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 03:42 PM

right, well how often do you change points....seems like i'm doing it every time i get my oil changed. i adjust them weekly, just about. This time I adjusted it when i got the car (saturday)and its off right now(monday)

Posted by: Headrage Feb 28 2005, 03:44 PM

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Feb 28 2005, 01:18 PM)

QUOTE (Headrage @ Feb 28 2005, 03:16 PM)
Oh great, the meter latches are upside down and the floor brace upper contour is reversed. Looks great and damn it was fast.

what are you talking about?

Just messing with ya. Looks really good. Get it tweeked and drive.

Posted by: Travis Neff Feb 28 2005, 03:54 PM

Seems like I am futzing with mine quite a bit too. I think at 3 or 6k intervals is the specified maintenance points. If you are goofing around with it that much, switch to an electronic gizmo and dump the points. Your dwell will not change and your timing should stay on the mark for a long, long time.

If you have a worn distributor points cam, I think the optical (crane)replacement alleviates that.

my dwell meter dropped on the floor and no worky no mo', I guess that is a good enough excuse to go electronic rather than buying another meter.

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 28 2005, 03:58 PM

i have never checked or adjusted my points... where do i hook up the dwell meter

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Posted by: bd1308 Feb 28 2005, 04:06 PM

HAHAHAHAHAH FUNNY....not. i think one goes on your finger, the other goes on the coil pack and you stick your tongue on the 12V+

Posted by: kafermeister Feb 28 2005, 07:30 PM

Looks good Britt. That didn't take long. What....2 weeks or so?

Rick

Posted by: scotty b Feb 28 2005, 07:36 PM

Glad to see the tail is gone! Did you burn it ceremoniously? Wheels look good too.

Posted by: MattR Feb 28 2005, 07:39 PM

what are points?

http://www.pertronix.com/