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Does changing Dwell effect mileage? 140-160

posted by  Trev29 on  Fri Jun 15 01:00 CST 2007
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Yes, the timing is re-adjusted to spec as the dwell is varied.

I found that the timing changed by -2X the amount of dwell rather than -1/2. Ie. 10 degree decrease in dwell resulted in an increase of 20 degrees timing. I'm so confused.

Anyhow, since dwell is defined as the number of degrees rotation that the primary coil is charging, a larger dwell will give more charge. So you are suggesting a dwell of 60 will give a better spark than a dwell of 50. Resulting in, presumably, better mileage?






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