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RKS tune-up question

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Bob (MI)

06-01-1999 11:18:16




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RKS, Please expound on the last sentence of "Tune-up Tips #1" regarding having a dead battery. Why would points set at the incorrect gap have an effect on the battery?




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Bern

06-01-1999 12:45:25




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 Re: RKS tune-up question in reply to Bob (MI), 06-01-1999 11:18:16  
Bob, may I answer this one if I may. May I suggest you go back and re-read RKS's post. He did not say that incorrectly gapped points would cause a low battery. What he was getting at was how many people continually "bump" the starter in an effort to get the distributor cam at the exact posistion for adjusting the points, and how, as he said, in most cases this exercise is fruitless (unless your plugs are out, this will increase the odds). His point (no pun intended) was that one could really drain a battery trying to get his points gapped using that method.

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RKS

06-01-1999 19:38:13




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 Re: Re: RKS tune-up question in reply to Bern, 06-01-1999 12:45:25  
that's it Bern. Sorry it wasn't clear to begin with. Off the subject slightly - back in the early to mid 70's, GM went to a distributor with points that were adjustable while the engine was running. You may remember those. The mounting plate for the points was adjustable with a special "hex" headed tool. I loved those. It meant that I didn't have to keep bumping and bumping the starter to set the point dwell-angle, which is the most accurate method of setting point gap. On an automatic transmission, you can't put it in gear and bump the engine by rocking the vehicle, so this was wonderful. If you got the cam lobe about right, you could go ahead and gap the points, crank the engine and then set the points precisely by just turning the tool. Then they went to electronic ignition and my world was crushed. Ha! RKS

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Bob (MI)

06-01-1999 13:40:41




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 Re: Re: RKS tune-up question in reply to Bern, 06-01-1999 12:45:25  
That makes sense



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