Good info here. I did the test light thing to set my initial timing after I rebuilt my 225. Also bought parts like cap, points and rotor recommended by SlantSixDan on slantsix.org. Fired right up.
You can most likely go to a big chain auto parts store and rent a timing light for free. Well, it's free when you return it. But the Craigslist idea is a good one. Or borrow your buddy's. The timing light will work when you are just cranking it over in your non-srart condition. I forget if a
A dwell meter will still measure the dwell even if the motor
I'll dig into it tonight, starting with wiping off the new points in case there's any sort of film on them from the new gapper ( I did wipe the gapper before I used it). Then I'll move on to putting the old condenser back on, and if that doesn't work I'll go all the way back to the old points, gap them to spec, and give it a shot.
I did replace the cap, but I was VERY careful to do one wire at a time starting at the same place, so I'm 99% certain the wires are correct.
I'm never 100% certain because user error is very, very real. But I know that, so I try to be as deliberate and methodical as possible, changing one thing at a time so i know where I'm at.
