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| yarin |
 May 19 2005, 07:10 PM
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I bought this nifty device, last one on the shelf already opened/returned but it doesn't have an insruction manual with it.
I hooked up + and - to the battery, and the green aligator clip to the negative side of the coil. With the car off it reads 60 on the 4 cyl scale. With the car running it reads 30? I moved the point closer to the rotor and it now reads 20 with the car running. Is this device messed up or is my dwell angle really messed up. |
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| maf914 |
May 20 2005, 11:28 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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I have an older Craftsman analyzer and it has worked well on the T4 with both points and the Crane breaker-less ignition I later installed. I hook it up as you describe and set it for 4-cylinder. I use it to set the idle speed and to check RPM when using a timing light. When I still had points I found the car ran better with the dwell set with the analyzer, as opposed to simply setting the point gap. It's been a long time since I had points, but I think the specified dwell required a point gap greater than that specified.
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yarin Crafstman Engine Analyzer... May 19 2005, 07:10 PM
Loser_Cruiser DOes it have a 4 cyl scale? Or a 4 6, or 8 setting... May 19 2005, 11:20 PM McMark Have you checked at the Craftsman website for a di... May 19 2005, 11:27 PM nebreitling read:
http://www.centuryperformance.com/point_set... May 19 2005, 11:31 PM yarin Yes I did.. the is no manual on their website that... May 20 2005, 10:56 AM Dr. Roger First thing you should do is calibrate your dwell ... May 20 2005, 11:26 AM Mike D. I just got one those too. Got it with a Craftsman ... May 20 2005, 12:04 PM yarin Thanks for the info. 34 degree dwell for single p... May 21 2005, 08:50 PM cgnj Yarin,
Power up the meter. Put green lead to +12V... May 21 2005, 08:56 PM
yarin May 21 2005, 09:27 PM |
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