Re: ihc-digest V5 #37

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>In the case of an electronic distributor...  It has some sort of magnetic or
>other type sensor with a "trigger wheel" instead of contact points.  The
>trigger wheel is usually a toothed looking wheel installed in place of the
>familiar lobes found on the distributor shaft.  The dwell is determined by 
>the
>"air gap."  The air gap is the distance between the sensor and the trigger
>wheel.  It's just as critical as the contact point gap on a point type
>distributor.  NOTE HOWEVER that the dwell on an electronic distributor cannot
>be directly read with a conventional point type dwell meter.  Erroneous
>readings will be the result.  So most cases involving an electronic
>distributor, all you can do is accurately set the air gap with a BRASS
>(non-magnetic) feeler gauge and leave it at that.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>John
As usual John, a very lucid and helpful explanation. Thanks for your 
continuing input.
John

John Hofstetter
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