Gawd I Hate Points, Won't keep a tune |
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Gawd I Hate Points, Won't keep a tune |
bbrock |
Sep 4 2021, 08:09 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Quick background. Engine is a rebuilt 2L with Elgin cam and Weber 40IDFs. I bought a Pertronix Ignitor 3 to avoid having to mess with points but I could only get it to work well with a NOS Bosch 050 distributor. It runs rough with a brand new Bosch clone SVDA and the OE dizzy. However, the engine runs best with the OE DVDA distributor so I'm running that with points.
The problem is that I've had to adjust dwell and timing 3 times in only 1,000 miles of driving. Each time the dwell creeps up until the engine starts spitting and farting and is a bit hard to start when warm. Readjusting the dwell and timing gets it running like a top again. So (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Only thing I can think is that the phenolic block on the points is wearing crazy fast. I lubed the cam and block with high temp slicone grease and I can feel it is still on there. Did I just get a shitty set of points? |
bbrock |
Sep 17 2021, 10:13 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
With the way I'm feeling There's a symphony that I hear in your heart Sets my head a-reeling But I'm in tune Right in tune I'm in tune And I'm gonna stay Right in tune That should flush out the over 55 crowd (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) But yes, I'm happy. Took the car over to Livingston for a Pizza run and the odometer turned over 2K miles since being put back on the road. That means in 3 months I've driven it way more than that Sotheby's car claims to have on it since new. That include a few hundred miles since swapping in the new points. I'm happy to report that it is still running oh so sweet. Might have to hook up the old dwell meter tomorrow just to verify with numbers, but boy is it nice to just be able to jump in and drive without feeling the perform deteriorate with every mile. It may be premature, but I'm calling this mystery solved. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) |
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