picture of dizzy wiring

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Apr 13, 2015 | 08:31 AM
  #1  
does anybody have a pic to show how the wire goes from the coil to the dizzy, mine had some cut off switch that I took out and now the wire does stay on.
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Apr 13, 2015 | 08:53 AM
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Quote: does anybody have a pic to show how the wire goes from the coil to the dizzy, mine had some cut off switch that I took out and now the wire does stay on.
If it is the old points distributor it has a wire running from the negative terminal on the coil directly into the distributor . The cutoff switch was no doubt a theft deterrent that they probably hid. Easy for any thief to figure out.
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Apr 13, 2015 | 09:01 AM
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yes it is a points dizzy, I removed the switch and ran new wire, but it keeps falling off. I just ran the wire under the cap
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Apr 13, 2015 | 09:52 AM
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One end is fastened to the (-) coil terminal with a small hex head nut. The other end to the points inside the distributor via a slot-head screw. What is falling off?
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Apr 13, 2015 | 11:09 AM
  #5  
the wire in the dizzy at the points, I think I should get a new set of points with the screw that holds the wires on. On the points that are in there now there is no screw, just a slot to push the clip onto.
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Apr 13, 2015 | 01:02 PM
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Quote: the wire in the dizzy at the points, I think I should get a new set of points with the screw that holds the wires on. On the points that are in there now there is no screw, just a slot to push the clip onto.
I have never seen points without the screw but I guess they exist. The pic shows the coil end of the wire just for illustration.

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Apr 13, 2015 | 02:05 PM
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Thanks, I guess I am going to the store to get a new set of points
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Apr 13, 2015 | 04:05 PM
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I've seen them without the screw. You just push back the spring metal piece on the points assembly and stick the [slotted] terminal from the condenser behind it.

There is a wire coming out of the distributor and that goes to the [-] terminal on the coil. The [resistance] feed wire and the "S" wire from the starter solenoid get attached to the [+] coil terminal.
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Apr 13, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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I've seen them without the screw. You just push back the spring metal piece on the points assembly and stick the [slotted] terminal from the condenser behind it.

Chinese? I have never seen them or would use them.
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Apr 13, 2015 | 10:35 PM
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Apr 14, 2015 | 12:43 AM
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They have been around for over 40 years. You don't need the screw to make electrical contact; the spring does that just fine.

Can't say they are the best points around, but that's what the OP had.
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Apr 14, 2015 | 01:02 PM
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that's what is in there, the op put them in I will be changing them out this weekend
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Apr 14, 2015 | 05:58 PM
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Quote: They have been around for over 40 years. You don't need the screw to make electrical contact; the spring does that just fine.

Can't say they are the best points around, but that's what the OP had.
They are nothing new . They have been around for at least 40 years and they work fine and a lot easier for someone with fat fingers to get on and not have to fumble with that tiny bolt. If it is falling out then it is being installed wrong.
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Apr 14, 2015 | 06:11 PM
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Quote: They are nothing new . They have been around for at least 40 years and they work fine and a lot easier for someone with fat fingers to get on and not have to fumble with that tiny bolt. If it is falling out then it is being installed wrong.
I still prefer the screw tightening method. Nothing moves for 10,000 miles, well ever.
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Apr 15, 2015 | 12:05 AM
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I've never seen one of those springs go weak, either.
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