Yes, but the dwell meter is by far the best and easiest way on a Chevy.
It's used to set the point gap.
.020 If you have a dwell meter it is 30 degrees of dwell.
what is point setting for chev 350 v8 engine Use dwell meter to set the gap to 30 degrees dwell.
Use a dwell meter to set the points at 30 degrees dwell.
The point gap would probably be about .016-.018". The actual specification is 30 degrees dwell, which must be checked with a dwell meter. Spark plug gap is .030"
Use a dwell meter to adjust the points to 30 degrees dwell.
thickness of a paper matchstick or if you have a dwell meter set the dwell at 30 degrees.
The gap is usually about .016", but it should be set at 30 degrees with a dwell meter for optimum accuracy.
The meter needs a dwell setting or scale. Otherwise it won't measure it with meaningful readings.
Dwell is reduced.
If you have a old book of paper matches take a match off the pack and use the thickness of the match stem for setting the gap, it will be real close, if you then have a dwell meter the dwell setting is 28 to 32 degrees, I usually set the dwell at 30 degrees.
.020 or 30 degrees of dwell if you have a meter