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Old 28-12-10, 12:57
Phil Waterman Phil Waterman is offline
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Default Modern Replacement points are often junk

Hi Ken

Terry raises a couple of very good points, the "new" or "reproduction" points are often questionable, my brother and I have found this to be true of both Ford and Chevy. Have come to suspect that the brass used in them as been recycled one to many times and the impurities result in problems.

The point is an important one just because you put new points in doesn't mean that weak or no spark isn't the points again. I carry a spare set of rotor, cap, and points in each truck.

For years I would routinely replace the points (cheap and easy) on any engine instead of cleaning and filing . For some strange reason I save the old points tossed them in a box on the shelf. Long story short now I'm cleaning and putting 1940s points back into the trucks and they last longer.

Terry's other point about adding a timing mark that you can actually see is a really a good one. On Chevy's while it is easy to adjust the timing it is almost impossible to see the timing marks, I've added timing marks that can be seen through the little access plate hole on the back top of the bell housing.

Adjusting the timing on a 1934 Ford is a pain, how about some pictures of the issues of adjusting it in CMP.
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