Cruiser's Renix Distributor Tip. Why??

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May 7, 2015 | 02:15 PM

#46

1976gmc20

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Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by cruiser54

Done it more than once along side the road. I think I used the matchbook cover though.

I've done it by eyeball many times.

Actually, they always seemed to run the best that way as compared to mucking around with feeler gauges and dwell meters

Oh, for the simple days ..............

May 7, 2015 | 03:08 PM

#47

cruiser54

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From: Prescott, Az

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by reformedricky

Thanks for your write ups Cruiser.
I recently had my engine rebuilt. When I slapped it back in the Jeep was missing on light throttle... during the time my engine was being rebuild I also changed the injectors and cleaned/adjusted my throttle body So I didn't know what was causing it.

Anyway... long story short. My distributor was way off. The contact was even with the post maybe a little before.

Performed your distributor indexing and now it runs awesome.

I love happy endings!!!

May 7, 2015 | 04:23 PM

#48

DFlintstone

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From: Nor-Cal Coast

Year: 90,84

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0,2.5

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Originally Posted by cruiser54

Jumbo or regular?

Ha, that crossed my mind as well. I'm pretty sure the difference between 20 and 40 thou's on dizy rotation is pretty academic! (at least a "tad" is clarified!)

Same happened to me (dizzy). New foil in my hat seems to help...

May 7, 2015 | 06:40 PM

#49

cruiser54

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Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by DFlintstone

We're talking points, not renix dizzies.

May 7, 2015 | 10:03 PM

#50

DFlintstone

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From: Nor-Cal Coast

Year: 90,84

Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by adamj

Oh okay, I think I may need to turn a bit more then, the trailing edge was just barely touching at this point.
So you're saying the rotor metal needs to have left the terminal completely and there's .02" of empty space between the two?
Sorry, I just want to be sure before I potentially ruin my engine. Possible?

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Originally Posted by adamj

Is the 0.02" a joke? How are you supposed to measure two one-hundredths of an inch?

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Originally Posted by cruiser54

We're talking points, not renix dizzies.

Whoops! Yea, I can still about see a plug gap, but in the old days a business card was always my go-to for 18 thou on points.