Dwell?

[inmont]

what is the timing
dwell for a 1985 22r

 

[pappy]

what is the timing
dwell for a 1985 22r

Electronic ignition. No points, no dwell to adjust.

 

[dkdnt232]

Unless he's talking about the sequence which is 1342.

 

[snobdds]

Or unless he talking about the dowel pin that fits into the cam gear...to set proper timing.

 

[pappy]

Or he is talking a about how to time the dizzy.

 

[snobdds]

Well, I hope we don't dwell on it too much until he clarifies...

 

[pappy]

Don't you love how these kids come on with a question, and never come back.

 

[snobdds]

Yea, I have found all the kool kids are doing it these days...

 

[jynx]

I have a kool kid question, what is "dwell"? I am obviously not kool enough to be in on this secret code.

 

[pappy]

I have a kool kid question, what is "dwell"? I am obviously not kool enough to be in on this secret code.

Nope, probably just not old enough.

Dwell is mostly an old school term that related to point-type distributors. Back in the days when dizzys had points and condenser, dwell was the number of degrees of distributor rotation that the points would be closed. Modern electronic ignitions also use dwell, but we can't adjust it, so we don't worry about it.

Here is the best answer I could find:

http://www.moyermarine.com/faq/4.5.html

 

[jynx]

Ah, yep never fooled with any points style dizzy's. But at least now I know, "and knowing is half the battle"