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Points (was: Re: ignition woes)

To: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>
Subject: Points (was: Re: ignition woes)
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:26:34 -0700
> ...I was having trouble getting the new points from Napa to sit flat.

That's 'cause NAPA sources the wrong points. If you look very
closely on 'our' points, you'll see there's a little step on the alignment
pin on the bottom (on the pivot end). The NAPA parts don't have this
step and the pin doesn't fit properly onto the plate.

I've heard that early Honda Civic points will work but haven't researched.
I just grab a new set now and then from the dealer.

> ...there was a capacitor (condensor?) attached to the 
> positive side of the coil and grounded on the coil mount to the body.

That's stock, and reduces interference on the AM radio.
 
-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA






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