Original style model a points

bnchief

bnchief

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I have an upper plate with the original style points but the face of the points do not match up, am i missing something here or are there different quality of points available some have talked about points from napa.
 
bnchief said:
I have an upper plate with the original style points but the face of the points do not match up, am i missing something here or are there different quality of points available some have talked about points from napa.
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You do know you can move the point block. That should fix the problem. I would get rid of the wire less plate. I have helped a few guys with the wire less plates along the way.
 
I had a similar problem with the points I have purchased from multiple sources. I finally took my dremel tool to the plate to enlarge the adjustment enough to get the points to line up properly. The problem is with the points being sold from the large box companies. I didn't try Napa, but maybe theirs will work better. I finally gave up and put in the upper plate that used the new style points. If you can find original points, you will probably have better luck from what I have read over the years.
 
bnchief, there has to be something wrong with your points block and/or upper plate. Compare your setup with another one which does not have the same problem and I'm fairly certain that the issue will reveal itself.
 
I bought some points and they were only contacting half way. Had to file the guides half off on the point block and 20 min of bending the arm on the points to get them to match up. I kept the old ones because they may not last seeing how low quality they were.
 
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