<VV> Lifespan of standard ignition points

[Ray]

 An MSD box can be triggered by points also. 

RCS


On Mar 25, 2012, at 6:02 PM, Sethracer at aol.com wrote:

> You can get points to last almost forever. If you install a points  
> triggering CD ignition, like the old Delta Mark X or Mark XB. They changed the  
> function of the points to that of a switch to tell the CD ignition when to  
> fire. The points no longer carried all of that current. HOWEVER - Now you have  
> to clean off the points because they live in an oily (on a Corvair) 
> semi-toxic  environment. The faces will get dirty, and there is no triggering spark 
> to keep  them clean(er). You will get a miss when the points get dirty, but 
> a simple  wiping of the faces will return them to "clean".
> 
> - Seth Emerson
> 
> 
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