Autolite 1100 on 200 inline six

[DON]

Frank, ran some tests on the car with the following results:
RPM Dwell Gap Point
1200 60 .028 in (1200 RPM when car just started)
1200 60+ .030
1200 59 .022
1000 53 .022
800 40 .022
600 25 .022
800 40 .022
Car idled rough at 800 rpm and worse at 600 rpm but did not die.
Enclosed video.
Regards,

I noticed in the video you switched the top switch, which according to the bottom switch I looks like you are in the tach mode. So you are switching from the 6k range to the 12k range. You need to have the bottom switch in the points/dwell position and then switch the top one between points and dwell.
I may be wrong on this, it just a glimpse in the video. Just checking and assuming you are showing the dwell reading

 

[DON]

I am going by this clip of the video. It looks like the meter is set at the 6cyl rpm setting

 

[Gervill47]

Dear Members, I would like to thank all of you for sharing your knowledge and experiences with this newby. As you indicated Don I had the button of the instrument in the wrong position and I was dumbfounded that I coud not get a steady dwell reading with increased RPM. So this Pm I went and checked carefully and did find that at all times the button was in the wrong place, thereby the dwell is nor steady at 40 deg. Thanks for the suggestion.
Now I am in thep process of adjusting the carb as the car is runnung rich.
Thank you again without your help and assistance I would have been lost in getting the car going.
Blessings

 

[DON]

It does look like a nice piece of equipment for a points distributor