I own a '70 Jeepster with a 225CI V6. I've owned it for about a month and am getting ready to do a tune-up. Hadn't done one before this, since it has been running fine, but figured I should just to get to know my way around it. I got parts from the local shop and asked if they had specs for it. Here's what I was told.
Plugs Autolite #65 Gap-.030
Point Gap-.016
Dwell:26-32 degrees
Timing: 0 degrees BTDC (or in other words right at TDC)
All this seems reasonable except for the timing. Every other car I've owned that I've done my own work on was 5 to 8 degrees or so before TDC. Could someone let me know if this is right and if the other specs are right also?
Also, the distributor cap has the contacts evenly spaced around the cap, does this mean I have an even fire engine (with the weaker crankshaft) as opposed to an odd fire (with only three throws on the crank)? I thought from reading some of the threads that odd fire engines had the contact points in the distributor cap staggered, or am I wrong?
Thanks for your help. Hope to see some of you at the Rogue River meet in August.
-John
Oregon
Plugs Autolite #65 Gap-.030
Point Gap-.016
Dwell:26-32 degrees
Timing: 0 degrees BTDC (or in other words right at TDC)
All this seems reasonable except for the timing. Every other car I've owned that I've done my own work on was 5 to 8 degrees or so before TDC. Could someone let me know if this is right and if the other specs are right also?
Also, the distributor cap has the contacts evenly spaced around the cap, does this mean I have an even fire engine (with the weaker crankshaft) as opposed to an odd fire (with only three throws on the crank)? I thought from reading some of the threads that odd fire engines had the contact points in the distributor cap staggered, or am I wrong?
Thanks for your help. Hope to see some of you at the Rogue River meet in August.
-John
Oregon