QuestionHow do I set the points on a 66 buick skylark.
I don't need specks or mesurments I have all that
I just need the procedure. Can I find it online somewhere.
AnswerI answered this before, but the site was down and it got thrown away, I guess.
SOOOO< here goes again!
The right way is to get a dwell angle meter, hook it up per the meter instruction, start the engine, open the metal window in the side of the distributor cap, insert the right size allen wrench, and turn the adjusting screw until the dwell reads 30 degrees (or 45 if it is a 6 cylinder).
A temporary adjustment can be made by setting the point gap. Position the engine so the points are as far open as they will go (watch the rotor cam while you slowly rotate the engine). Then turn the allen socket screw until the gap is right (measure with a feeler gauge). This is a really crude way to set the points, but it will get the car running well enough to take it to someone with a dwell angle gauge.
Dick.
