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Welcome !
Stunning Burb!
Stunning Burb!
Noob here with my 1973 Suburban
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Frankenchevy
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Great truck!
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Where ya been @Frankenchevy ,new job keeping you busy??
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Welcome, very nice burb
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I just helped my old coworker figure out his periodic misfire on his 289 68 mustang after a 4 barrel swap and I asked if he checked his points gap after he said he set timing
he asked me what are points
I gave him a quick run down and then explained my Buick Electra HEI distributor as comparison and he said “well that’s a lot more convenient”
I asked if he owned feeler gauges and he said no and I said how to adjust /check and he asked “is there a way around that.”
he just bought an Ford performance or something HEI unit and is gonna drop it in lol
after my skidsteer killed a set of points when the coil melted I have a sour taste on them because I just figured it out and bam had to do it all again
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For a second I thought I saw a pic of my trailer with wheels In it lol
I have an old f100 bed in same color as a trailer
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Points are fine, and have served the motor industry well throughout the years. At least you can look at points and service them. Just keep the moisture out of them.
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I domt personally want to service them that often tho. My skidsteer that’s fine, I’m gonna install a point saver that reduces the arc across the gap to miliamps so I just gotta keep em clean
his Mustang, he didn’t seem to want to mess with anything
if I recall correctly, a new set of automotive points usually has a card that has the correct thickness
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Taylor, you have this backwards. You need to set the point gap to achieve the correct dwell first. Then you set the timing.
Every degree change in the dwell changes the engine timing by two degrees.
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no i didnt speak clearly. i asked him, after he had said he set his timing but also has a misfire underload even after that, if he checked his points. Because I knew that part about points
he didnt know about the points which is my theory. with how little miles it may damn well be the original set and if it has a nylon block it may be degrading etc. personally i would have inspected and likely installed new points and gapped them and set timing and i bet the issue would be gone.He also has a holley 4 barrel but he has no return line and i was wondering if its overpumping or not keeping up with(maybe a restriction), because he has no regulator. but i figured the timing and ignition was easiest check esp since it didnt do this with his 2 barrel and he touched the timing
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i have a tendancy to research something as it becomes important to understand and come out having researched wayy too much. like i know a fair bit about points and condensors despite only having touched it on a 20hp kohler. i did it twice because the coil melted and killed both those after i just put new ones on lol
i also purchased a feeler gauge set with far too many dimensions and the damn thing is a foot long. I did not realize that on the amazon page until i whipped it open. quite excessive for an engine 2.5 feet wide lol
i also purchased a feeler gauge set with far too many dimensions and the damn thing is a foot long. I did not realize that on the amazon page until i whipped it open. quite excessive for an engine 2.5 feet wide lol
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really sweet suburban, never let that go. welcome aboard!
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Welcome from the Texas Panhandle.
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Just a bit
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And the period correct mudders make that Burb even better!
