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I think I might have gone two far with the small tach/dwell types have two totes full. Easy fixes on them usually a leaking capacitor. Man I need help here, Would use Stan but he would be really lost doing it for sure. Maybe for taking the distribs apart but sometimes I notice something that I would miss putting it together especially the early ones.
 
:rofl:Sold a bunch of the small ones this weekend, just makes you want to get more! Pretty bad when the post office calls you daily and says bring the truck!:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
When I moved the car yesterday, the ammeter started swinging way back and forth from nothing to 40 amps charge. It settles down after a few seconds but somethings not right. Fully charged battery. Must be a loose connection. I grabbed the DVM and its loosing over a 1/2 a volt to the regulator and a little less to the battery. Need to go over everything - especially the ignition circuit. That was the one with a problem before.
Alternator is noisy too. Soo I better fix at least one of the spares...
 
I'm liking that Allen meter Hoppy! I don't know that I've ever seen a "parade" knob, wonder what that does to the display?
 
halifaxhops said:
I think I might have gone two far with the small tach/dwell types have two totes full. Easy fixes on them usually a leaking capacitor. Man I need help here, Would use Stan but he would be really lost doing it for sure. Maybe for taking the distribs apart but sometimes I notice something that I would miss putting it together especially the early ones.
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I always find it harder to get a job done adding a 'helper'. Takes more time and planning. Doesn't often add up since its not an expense that can be passed along. Not usually anyway. There were some young people from our program I would hire, but they had already 'apprenticed' and knew what their skill and attention levels were.
 
71340Duster said:
I'm liking that Allen meter Hoppy! I don't know that I've ever seen a "parade" knob, wonder what that does to the display?
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Thinking putting the results side by side across the screen? I guess I will find out. Kind of nice having the cud still running with a points set up to test the meters functions.
 
Ok I found a picture of a parade pattern in a popular mechanics article about dwell/tac meters and engine scopes. Interesting read.
 
I'm curious too. It sounds familar. I think on a regular general purpose scope there's a way to achieve that as well.
May be setting the bottom time scale so 4 to 8 cylinders can be shown when the left lead is attached to the coil. That way can pick out a problem cylinder without moving the lead.
 
Found it was what I thought it was.
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71340Duster said:
Popular Mechanics

If this link works page 148-151 were interesting to me, I'll bet Hoppy has those meters!
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A Heathkit would be so cool. Wish they still made them. I'm ready to learn - now. LOL.
I think someone on moparts had a CO meter that he was working on. That's still the best way to measure afr at idle IMO
 
You can find un assembled kits on e bay if you do a search. Did a short wave transceiver years ago. A lot of work!
 
halifaxhops said:
You can find un assembled kits on e bay if you do a search. Did a short wave transceiver years ago. A lot of work!
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No no. Danger! danger! Maybe next winter. LOL. I can't start more projects or even collect them!
 
Here's one a one page summary of the different ignitions. I snagged it from the web a couple years ago.

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