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Mike51Merc · 02-28-2011, 08:16 AM

The condensers they sell with the unit have a very bad reputation. The points that Mallory sells are not so great either. Look at the alignment of the contacts. I found it was impossible to align them so I replaced them with Eichlin points (#CS 2300) from NAPA.

Mallory says they're curved for the flathead, but if you want to change the curve you need to buy an extra kit with new springs. Unless you have a distributor machine, recurving takes a ton of trial and error.

02-28-2011, 08:16 AM	#7
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: Mallory dual point on an 8ba The condensers they sell with the unit have a very bad reputation. The points that Mallory sells are not so great either. Look at the alignment of the contacts. I found it was impossible to align them so I replaced them with Eichlin points (#CS 2300) from NAPA. Mallory says they're curved for the flathead, but if you want to change the curve you need to buy an extra kit with new springs. Unless you have a distributor machine, recurving takes a ton of trial and error.