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• Re: dwell angle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:36:01 -0400
  ...assuming dwell meter is accurate, and set for 4 cyl engine, try reducing gap slightly, adjusting until dwell is at spec. by decreasing gap...
• dwell
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Sat, 13 May 2000 22:54:55 -0400
  Yes dwell angle is still a factor in transistorized ignitions. It is no longer adjustable but through software it is possible in distributorless ignitions...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:01:12 -0800
  ...Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question? > Hi All: > > I just got a used Tach/Dwell meter from someone on ebay to do the points > on...
• Re: [vjmc] tune up sequence- Timing Tools
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:54:15 -0400
  While a dwell/tach is great for setting the idle speed, for the ignition systems still using breaker points you can use the dwell...
• Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 18:55:39 -0500
  ...I just got a used Tach/Dwell meter from someone on ebay to do the points on my 82 aircooled van. The dwell meter...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 13 May 2000 23:13:51 -0400
  ...dwell Yes dwell angle is still a factor in transistorized ignitions. It is no longer adjustable but through software it is possible in distributorless...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 14 May 2000 05:51:36 -0400
  ...dwell Yes dwell angle is still a factor in transistorized ignitions. It is no longer adjustable but through software it is possible in distributorless...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:24:57 -0500
  ...Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question? > > > Hi All: > > > > I just got a used Tach/Dwell meter from someone on ebay to do the points > > on...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:50:32 -0800
  http://www.nps.gov/waca/ Worthwhile visit Walnut Cyn Cliff dwellings near Flagstaff which incidently has an excellent brewery and restaurant near the railroad...
• Re: tune up question (just curious)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 17:23:25 -0300
  I have had the Pertronix ignition for about 2 years now and the dwell is still 49 degrees, same as the day I set...
• The psychology of the van dweller - Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:40:34 -0400
  The psychology of the van dweller. Car Talk this past weekend, Vanagon was a topic! http://www.cartalk.com/Radio/Show/online.html Segment...
• tack/dwell hookup
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:06:04 -0800
  I am wondering the correct hookup for my Sunpro tach/dwell? This is on a 87 Westy with Digifant control. I want to make...
• FS Used Snap On Tach Dwell Meter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 20:42:23 -0500
  Absolutely Pristine Condition Snap On Tach Dwell Meter 4/6/8 Cylinder. Model # 418 This large dial meter is no longer manufactured. It does...
• CIS help long
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 21:15:53 -0500
  ...Warm up regulator power disconected, >Outside temp 55 dgr engine not run in 4 hours. > I used a dwell meter to get the dwell...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:11:24 -0400
  ...COM> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 12:06 PM Subject: Re: dwell > But there is no control module. Just a Pertronix, a coil and...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:34:50 -0500
  ...Points have a dwell angle, which is the amount of time >(in degrees) they are close enough together to arc and send spark out...
• Distributor Worn?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 06:10:19 GMT
  ...I have to set the points at .022" (instead of .016") to get a 50 degree dwell angle at 1500 rpm. The reason I...
• The Real FI Tuning
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 09:59:17 -0700
  ...A low impedance dwell meter may be used unless it affects engine operation; my recommendation is to not use a low impedance dwell meter...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:59:04 -0700
  ...Thanks, Scott -- I wasn't sure what those tach/dwell meters were called, and didn't want to just write "tachometer" because folk might...
• dwell angle
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:52:01 EDT
  My dwell is not even close to the recommended 47. It is at 30. New points gapped at .018, timing at 7.5 BTDC...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:04:41 -0700
  ...that used to mean a tach/dwell meter I believe. you don't need a dwell meter with electronic ignition of course. as for...
• dwell angle: thanks problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:15:06 EDT
  ...I swapped in a set of used Bosch points, and gapped them at .016" Started it up and immediately dwell was at 50. Redid...
• Re: I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:16:54 -0400
  ...Why are you connecting the dwell meter to #1 spark plug wire? Dwell is the coil "on" time and deals only with coil KL...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS-1600 DP-DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE CURVES-QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:27:41 -0400 (EDT)
  > RPM TIMING DWELL > 850 2 ATDC 51 > 1500 24 BTDC 50 > 2000 32 BTDC 48 > 2500 36 BTDC 47 > 3000 44 BTDC 46 According...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:49:28 -0500
  ...For a warm engine at idle, the stabilizer is open >part-way >with a typical dwell of 32%. You can use a dwell meter...
• Plug gap & CDI
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 09:15:42 -0800
  ...1600DP engine in '71 bus Stock dist., dwell 25 deg. on my 8cyl. dwell meter. Timing 5deg. BTDC Plug gap.increased to .040 The...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:34:28 -0500
  I >don't have a dwell meter but if points are gapped .016, that should be okay >shouldn't it? In my experience, after...
• I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 19:30:08 -0700
  Hi Folks, Today I put in new points into my 82 westy.(aircooled 2.0l, Federal Model) While checking the dwell after setting the...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:53:13 -0700
  ...Finding myself in > that position here, I thought maybe tach/dwell meters were still > available. > > I gather they are not? > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > -- Jake...
• A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:32:25 -0700
  ...electric-t1-samba-microbus-volkswagen-eclassics-17ea4087 And Or www.dwell.com › Dwell Stories › Design News <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 May 2000 12:35:26 -0400
  ...Either way, the concept of "dwell" itself is somewhat meaningless. Dwell is the measure of the duration of point closure, measured in degrees of...
• Re: VDO Tach weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 11:33:15 -0800
  ...So I went in the back and hooked up my tach/dwell >meter. When the meter was connected in the back, the readings matched...
• Re: A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:02:54 -0400
  ...electric-t1-samba-microbus-volkswagen-eclassics-17ea4087 > > > And Or > > www.dwell.com › Dwell Stories › Design News <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...
• Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 13 May 2000 19:27:35 -0400
  Isn't dwell a measurement of the points? With the pertronix, there are no more points, thus no dwell. Is this thinking correct? ADam...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:08:18 -0400
  ...My only point is that theoretically you may change the dwell. I have never had the need to check it as the nature of...
• Fwd: A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:38:44 -0700
  ...electric-t1-samba-microbus-volkswagen-eclassics-17ea4087 > > > And Or > > www.dwell.com › Dwell Stories › Design News <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:08:47 -0700
  ...The dwell time influences the charge. I do disagree with Bulley a bit. I think the gap makes more difference than he thinks. First...
• Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sat, 13 May 2000 22:07:12 -0400
  ...in Old Applications. > Isn't dwell a measurement of the points? With the pertronix, there are no > more points, thus no dwell. Is this...
• Re: stay out of New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:23:10 -0800
  ...This sounds like I'm calling all AK dwellers rural yokels. What I meant was "Living in a desert-southwest city like I do...
• Re: A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:04:25 -0400
  ...electric-t1-samba-microbus-volkswagen-eclassics-17ea4087 >> >> >> And Or >> >> www.dwell.com › Dwell Stories › Design News <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...
• Bosch injector
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:39:23 -0500
  How do they fire? Pulses per ignition discharge? is it a dwell? This is the question going around the office.
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:15:31 -0700
  ...Finding myself in that position here, I > thought maybe tach/dwell meters were still available. > > I gather they are not? > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > > > >
• Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 11:47:48 EST
  John, One word, Fluke. Some of the newer ones have frequency counter and dwell functions which might prove useful around a Vanagon. George
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 14 May 2000 12:06:58 -0400
  ...COM> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 10:08 AM Subject: Re: dwell > At 23:13 5/13/2000, Mark Rokus wrote: > >Yes, Pertronix are...
• Ignition points wear
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:42:39 -0400
  ...The dwell was just around 47 when I left Memphis but when I got to Asheville the point gap had reduced itself to less...
• What does propane look like?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:10:01 -0700
  Not much help to you Westy dwellers... on the other hand, maybe they can be convinced there's a market for a small horizontal...
• VDO Tach weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:58:51 -0500
  ...So I went in the back and hooked up my tach/dwell meter. When the meter was connected in the back, the readings matched...
• need advice on timing marks & dwell meter
  Historical mailing list
  17 Sep 1995 20:32:21 GMT
  ...physically measuring the 4 mm gap between the points or measuring a 50DG dwell, +/-2DG? I figure the dwell meter must be...
• Idle too high
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:56:50 -0800
  ...I set dwell, timing, turned idle adjuster to the bottom. What else can be done. Right now it is at 1400. Zoltan [text/html]
• bad thermotime switch symptoms???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:13:40 -0500
  ...and tried setting dwell and timing but had some trouble. I got dwell within the spec. range but can't seem to nail the...
• Re: Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 May 2012 13:34:08 -0700
  ...Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers All this talk about why someone can't do their own engine conversion has me thinking. I...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
  ...For a warm engine at idle, the stabilizer is open > >part-way > >with a typical dwell of 32%. You can use a dwell meter...
• Re: point gap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 8:52:47 PDT
  ...port with a 009 distributor? > .016 But you should use a dwell meter to make sure it's right. -- Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:48:17 -0700
  ...Finding myself in that position here, I > thought maybe tach/dwell meters were still available. > > I gather they are not? > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > > > >
• Re: Timing...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:07:32 -0600
  ...Such as, dwell of the points, timing info > > > (*BTDC/*ATDC), and any other useful information. I also really need to know where I need...
• Re: Idle too high
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 22:21:24 -0700
  > Zoltan wrote: > > Could anyone help with setting idle on a '80 Westy. > I set dwell, timing, turned idle adjuster to the bottom. > What else...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question? / Pertronix electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:58:44 -0500
  ...Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>check out the pertronix electronic ignition setup. replaces the points >>and condenser, fits entirely...
• Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sat, 13 May 2000 17:14:50 -0400
  ...In > regards to the various postings to the list as per the subject of dwell: I > was under the understanding that dwell only applys...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:23:36 -0400
  If your coil is hot, your dwell time is too long. Unfortunately you can't adjust dwell on factory ECU's. Or you have...
• Re: [vjmc] tune up sequence- Timing Tools
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:43:35 -0400
  Hi Bill, If you're gonna use a timing light, I'd say a dwell meter is pretty much indispensable. Switch it to the...