Hey, just a minute. In your opening post you say you are using a meter with tone? Well, if all the wires are connected to the points while setting the timing, you wont get a tone as there will always be continuity. First thru the points to ground and then thru the coil to ground when the points open.
Here’s a QD 24 I did yesterday using a non tone multi meter and a set of leads with alligator clips on them. One lead goes to a good ground on the mag plate and the other lead clips onto the screw holding the wires on to the points. This lead could also be clipped onto the wires for the kill button once their connection is undone.
The leads I’m using themselves have about 0.5 ohm resistance in them so the numbers appearing on my screen are only for reference. With the points clean, polished, and closed, and the meter at its lowest setting, I get a reading of 0.6 ohm just as the pointer is approaching the timing marks. While slowly moving the timing tool and watching the meter at the same time, I get a reading of 1.7 ohms just as the points open and the meter reads the coils primary resistance instead of directly to ground thru the points. Turning the adjusting screw slightly will determine when the points are opening in relation to the timing marks. Maybe try it again and ignore the tone and read the meter instead?
