Old school ignitions-points,condenser, distributor cap,plugs
School Of Hard Knock
Posted 3/23/2026 08:08 (#11593990 - in reply to #11593445)
Subject: RE: Old school ignitions-points,condenser, distributor cap,plugs


Central ND		Old points mechanic trick for when they left you stranded. This is from back in the days before we had much of anything for tools, no ohter electronics, and everyone used what thy had to get by.
>>>>> WE learned to CLEAN and file the points with the striking strip of sandpaper on the edge of you matchbook.
A fiend of my dads set the points on our gas Hercules engine/JD 65 pull type combine by folding a cigarette paper enough times to match the thickness of a required feelers gauge specification to set the points gap.
> Zig Zag paper. I still remember him saying you use a Zig Zag to set the points.

Edited by School Of Hard Knock 3/23/2026 08:10
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