I have just replaced by somewhat knackered lucas distributor with a new replacement unbranded unit from Paddocks, the existing one had a points gap of 15 thou which ran at 60 degrees dwell, however the new one when set to a gap of 15 thou only runs at a dwell angle of 42 degrees, I have adjusted the gap to 12 thou which corresponds to a dwell angle of 50 degrees. The manual states 15 thou and 60 degrees.
Question is how should i set it? gap or angle? does it really matter that much, the engine seems to be running very well on either setting.....
Many Thanks Andy