I put it into gear and it dies.

How do you check dwell on a electronic ignition system? I've never heard of anyone else doing this.
I don't remember the dwell spec (and I'm not sure they will make a dwell meter read, maybe "dwell" was the wrong word to use), but the feeler gauge spec is .008" I believe. Needs to be set with something non magnetic like a brass feeler gauge or a piece of regular paper folded into quarters.