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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.

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