<VV> Lifespan of standard ignition points

[Sethracer at aol.com]

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
 
 
In a message dated 3/25/2012 2:49:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
62vair at gmail.com writes:

a nice  sales note for the pointless ignitions that are out there. In
the 60's on  my original car, I could get up to 18k, but then it took
several point  adjustments to do that. I waited until the plugs start to
miss, usually  around 18 to 20k miles and changed out points, condensor,
and plugs. The  rotor and cap usually lasted two to three sets of
points. . Mark  Durham