[Mg-t] Mg-t Digest, Vol 7, Issue 71

[Charlie Baldwin]

Glenn,

I can't say that I have ever had that happen, but it could have 
something to do with the not quite right points sets that we can get 
nowadays.  I've heard of a lot of various problems with points, and 
rotors because what was once on every car is now on so few.  The 
companies that used to make that stuff no longer do, so they are being 
made in places like the far east where things may not be made exactly to 
spec.

Couldn't you just wrap some electrical tape around it a couple times at 
the location where it shorted.  Of maybe glue a piece of thin insulating 
material to the distributor body at that point.

Good luck with it.

Charlie


On 5/26/2013 9:59 PM, Glenn Schnittke wrote:
> True, but it will tell you if it has shorted. I was in the process of 
> replacing it when I discovered the carbon on the spring.
>
> Again , anyone ever had a points spring short to ground? And if so, 
> what was your fix?
>
>
>
> Glenn
>
>
> On 5/26/2013 12:00 PM, mg-t-request at autox.team.net wrote:
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 15:39:56 -0500
>> From: Duvall Video Productions<mike at duvallvideo.com>
>> To:mg-t at autox.team.net,g.schnittke at comcast.net
>> Subject: [Mg-t]  Ignition puzzle on a TF 1500
>> Message-ID:<538F3515-438F-44BC-9707-6CBBC989933E at duvallvideo.com>
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>>
>> I would first replace the condenser.... a continuity test doesn't 
>> tell you if
>> it is storing energy.
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