You look at your distributor cap, on the side, there is a metal square "window". Slide that metal window up to expose the Allen head screw that allows you to adjust the dwell. hook up your dwell meter, and turn the adjustment screw. That's it! After you have adjusted it to spec, remove the adjustment tool, and close the metal window.
Use a dwell meter to adjust the points to 30 degrees dwell.
attach a dwell meter and set the points for 30 degrees.
Hook up a dwell meter and turn the 1/8" hex screw on the point set to achieve 30 degrees dwell. (Engine running)
what is point setting for chev 350 v8 engine Use dwell meter to set the gap to 30 degrees dwell.
how do you set the timing for a 1997 Chevy 350 5.7 engine
set the point gap to achieve 30 degrees dwell.
Use a dwell meter to set the gap at 30 degrees.
I set my 350 olds to 30 at 2000rpm
When set properly, the gap would probably be about .018". The correct way to set the points would be to hook up a dwell meter and adjust the points for 30 degrees dwell.
Chev 350's haven't used points for a long time. If you have an older one, just put the new points in place & reassemble the distributor, then, with the engine running, open the little window and use an Allen wrench to adjust the dwell. Of course, that means that you will need a dwell/tach. Newer Chev 350's don't have points. Correct dwell would be 30 degrees.
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.
Rpm needs to be set at 800 - 900 .. that is factory setting.