Guest Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I installed a Pertronix system on my 64 Riv last year. Until 3 days ago it ran like a champ. Just for grins, I checked the dwell angle - it's 48 degrees. WTF? Anybody else out there ever put a dwell meter on a Pertronix system? What kind of dwell angle did you get?<P>Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 53and61 Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 WTF indeed! By my calculation, 48 deg is impossible. 360/8 = 45 deg, so the dwell must be less than 45 deg. Could it be that your dwell meter malfunctions with the Pertronix system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 The original and lsc units give 25deg steady dwell, the II series with it's brainy features starts out at around 20-22 and goes up to 35 or so as the rpm increases..<P>My guess is your analyzer doesn't like the pertronix unit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I concur, some tachs just don't interface well with electronic ignitions, whether it's correct idle speed readings or other things. On the electronic systems, the dwell is in the control module (as I understand it). Yet, for a V-8, your reported readings do sound a little high . . . does your dwell tach automatically sense 4, 6, or 8 cylinders?<P>Enjoy!<BR>NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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