Re: Re: Re: No Spark

Posted by John McPherson on August 28, 2004 at 13:22:28 from (216.251.170.7):

In Reply to: Re: Re: No Spark posted by Stan on August 27, 2004 at 22:11:37:

The points can be dressed with a small file (painfully slow and potentially painful), while still mounted in the distributor, but this removes enough material that the gap should be checked anyway when done.

However the easier method is to remove the points and dress them with a file, or if you have the type that can come apart, using a small fine stone like an oil stone- without the oil. If you are really good, you can restore a clean crown to the solid pad just like it had from the factory.

400 grit finishing paper or finer also works well, and sometimes is adequate for removing the oxide layer on the pads. The drawback is if you do this with the points still on the distributor, you run the risk of knocking abrasive material into the distributor where it might possibly cause some trouble later.

Which ever method you choose, when putting the points back in, run some clean coarse paper like a small piece of shopping bag between the pads to remove any oil residue that may have accumulated.

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