You hook it up to the coil and start the engine. When it is running it will give you your reading in degrees. Most cars require the dwell to be set between 28 and 32 degrees. I tend to set them at 28 because the dwell will increase as the points wear.
I would disagree with the settings specified in the above statement. 8 cylinder engines will usually be 30 degrees, but other engines would be different. Best advice would be to look up the specific application for the exact setting. The closer to optimum, the better.
Use a dwell meter to set the points at 30 degrees dwell.
The meter needs a dwell setting or scale. Otherwise it won't measure it with meaningful readings.
Use a dwell meter to adjust the points to 30 degrees dwell.
My advice would be to set the points at .020" with a feeler gage to get the engine running, and then use a dwell meter to set the dwell after the engine is running.
Yes, but the dwell meter is by far the best and easiest way on a Chevy.
By dwell use a meter 28-32 degrees
what is point setting for chev 350 v8 engine Use dwell meter to set the gap to 30 degrees dwell.
If you use a feeler gauge it's .17-.19" It's best to use a dwell meter to set the points. It will be about 28-32 degrees of dwell. Always set your dwell BEFORE adjusting your timing See sterndrives.com
use a dwell meter to set points to 30 degrees
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.020 If you have a dwell meter it is 30 degrees of dwell.
It was a tool used to accurately set the gap on ignition points. They don't get much use these days.