The Haynes manual recommends a point gap of . 016-. 020 inches for engines used in the P1800.
How do you find the point gap?
Put the car in fourth gear, release the handbrake, and with your eye on the distributor cam, manually push the car forward or back a few inches until the rubbing block is on top of a lobe. Don't roll over your feet! Once you have the rubbing block on top of a lobe, you can measure the point gap.
How does point gap effect timing?
Both conditions give a weak spark which gets even weaker as the engine RPM rises and produces misfiring at normal operating speeds. The dwell, as well as spark plug gap, do have an effect on ignition timing. The later the points open, the later the spark comes and retards the timing.Apr 30, 2018
How do you set a gap on a set of points?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l92BCcU1yc
How do you set a point gap?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MFRgFKmHUo
How much gap do you get for points?
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How does point gap affect timing?
Both conditions give a weak spark which gets even weaker as the engine RPM rises and produces misfiring at normal operating speeds. The dwell, as well as spark plug gap, do have an effect on ignition timing. The later the points open, the later the spark comes and retards the timing.Apr 30, 2018
How does points gap affect performance?
One of the key factors that makes a spark plug work well, or not, is the size of the gap between the electrodes. If the gap is too small, the spark will likely be too weak and cause the engine to run poorly or with poor efficiency.Mar 27, 2017