Why You Still Need a Timing Light with Dwell Meter
If you're tired of your engine running rough, grabbing a timing light with dwell meter is probably the smartest move you can make for your weekend project. There's something incredibly satisfying about hearing an old V8 or a classic four-cylinder snap into a perfect idle just because you took the time to dial in the ignition system. Most modern cars handle all of this with a computer that you can't even talk to without an expensive scanner, but if you're working on anything built before the mid-80s, you're the computer. You need tools that tell you exactly what's happening under the distributor cap. ...