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Subject:Re: 91 Carat - Rpm hunting
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:27:19 -0400

At 04:35 PM 10/23/2010  -0500, John Rodgers wrote:
>Question: As I see it, this is principally about adjusting gap with a
>feeler gage, right? In reading. I see that resistances at open and
>closed positions can be read on a meter. Any cautions there?

The easiest way to tell the precise moment is with an LED and a 1K
resistor (plus a 9v battery if it's not on the van).  A
fast-responding analog meter next, then a digital.  Or if you happen
to have a Hickock digital with the special audio feature that's also ideal.

Note that the spec depends on letting the throttle close slowly, and
re-read my previous message about switch-cleaning, throttle-bore wear etc.

Yrs,
David