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Re: 25D4 vs. 45D4

To: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>,
Subject: Re: 25D4 vs. 45D4
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:23:31 -0500
Guys, Is there a side entry cap for the 45D4?   Lucas part number?

         Peter C
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At 10:00 AM 7/18/2006, Paul Hunt wrote:

>As I recall the wiping points is a feature of the 45D, as all the ones I
>have seen have the pin on the vacuum advance plate that moves the white
>plastic slotted piece on the bottom of the points, which moves one of the
>contacts up and down relative to the other as the vacuum changes.  This
>tends to reduce pitting and spiking.  If I'm correct this would make all 45D
>points the same, and none of them interchangeable with 25D points - in
>either direction.  North America had electronic ignition and hence no points
>from the 1975 model on, and the Parts Catalogue only shows one points set
>for 25Ds and one for 45Ds.
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
> > Later during the 80s the red point set
> > was superseded by the blue self wiping points. These point sets are not
> > interchangeable.




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