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Title: Help with points adjustment
Post by: JimL on February 15, 2010, 05:57:29 PM

Hey guys.  Long story short, I'm missing something.  I just replaced the points and condenser in my '66 289 A code.  It started BEFORE I changed them.  I should have photographed everything first. Now I just turn over and over.  Questions:  Do both the Condenser wire and ground wire go to the small 10/32 nut located on the points 'frame?'   Second:  I read that the gap is .018 at the high point.  Am I too wide or something?  Help!  I broke a perfectly running car by doing maintenance!!!!
Thanks in advance--Jim

Title: Re: Help with points adjustment
Post by: carlite65 on February 15, 2010, 06:06:40 PM

one end of the ground wire goes to a points mounting screw and the other to the breaker plate. i usually set my gap to .017. make sure the faces of the points are not contaminated.

Title: Re: Help with points adjustment
Post by: JimL on February 15, 2010, 06:25:35 PM

OK, ground wire comes off 10/32 nut and goes under the mounting screw.  I'll go try that.  Thanks!  Jim

Title: Re: Help with points adjustment
Post by: Ivygreen65 on February 15, 2010, 06:48:49 PM

Another thing to check is that the contact surface of the points is clean.  Sometimes the contact surface has a thin coating of grease or other substance to protect them and that will not allow the spark to travel.

Title: Re: Help with points adjustment
Post by: JimL on February 15, 2010, 06:58:12 PM

Wiring was correct, ran a file thru the contacts and it fired right up!  thanks for the reply.  jim