Just Bad Points?
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From: Schererville IN
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If your points only had 300 miles of them and they were "toast" then you have other problems. Maybe bad condeser or, bad ground, wrong coil, left your ignition on with the engine not running, etc.
Points used to run to at least 10K miles, then they could be cleaned, re-gapped and run at least another 5K before replacement.
Points used to run to at least 10K miles, then they could be cleaned, re-gapped and run at least another 5K before replacement.
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From: Greenville, Indiana
That works both ways.
A few years ago, he was having a problem with blowing oil all over his engine and dripping in his driveway out his road draft tube. I told him what to do to fix it ( Closed PCV system). He wanted to argue about it and that I didn't really know what a PCV sysytem consisted of (he didn't have a clue). Then he ran out and priced some high dollar PCV stuff from one of the vendors. One piece was the 90* fitting he has at the rear of the block. Forget how much it was but the price was crazy. I suggested he find a piece off a mid-60's Chevy as there were millions of them used on all Chevrolet products back then and also suggested he could find one most anywhere. He follows by telling me I'm FOS that NOBODY has them and I don't know what I'm talking about. Pretty much been downhill with that guy since then.
I just give him what I get from him. Last time I stood beside him, I was looking at the top of his burr head.
I don't really care if he sees my posts or not but thanks for your input.
A few years ago, he was having a problem with blowing oil all over his engine and dripping in his driveway out his road draft tube. I told him what to do to fix it ( Closed PCV system). He wanted to argue about it and that I didn't really know what a PCV sysytem consisted of (he didn't have a clue). Then he ran out and priced some high dollar PCV stuff from one of the vendors. One piece was the 90* fitting he has at the rear of the block. Forget how much it was but the price was crazy. I suggested he find a piece off a mid-60's Chevy as there were millions of them used on all Chevrolet products back then and also suggested he could find one most anywhere. He follows by telling me I'm FOS that NOBODY has them and I don't know what I'm talking about. Pretty much been downhill with that guy since then.
I just give him what I get from him. Last time I stood beside him, I was looking at the top of his burr head.
I don't really care if he sees my posts or not but thanks for your input.
Last edited by MikeM; Oct 18, 2011 at 05:26 PM.
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Appreciate it - but I require no defense Bill...
Its just way too typical of this individual to resort to personal attacks when he runs out of gas technically...anyway I don't have to look at his postings anymore...
Its just way too typical of this individual to resort to personal attacks when he runs out of gas technically...anyway I don't have to look at his postings anymore...
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Don't worry about MikeM; I thnk he secretly likes you/me/guys
! Ever notice his unhealthy preoccupation with the size of other guys "appendages" and "weenies"? Think maybe he's "ghey" and even he doesn't know it? 
That's what we'll call him from now on - "Appendage Mikey" !
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