Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/8/2 7:32:48

Dwell angle is a measurement to verify that you've properly set the point gap. One full rotation of the distributor is 360 degrees, so the amount allocated to a single cylinder for an 8-cylinder engine is 45 degrees. A dwell of 41 degrees indicates that the points remain closed for 41 of the 45 degrees which is WAY OFF specification which is probably in the range of 28-32 degrees. So get out your feeler gauges and reset the points correctly which will also result in a change in timing so then you'll have to check that again.