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I'm with Ron.

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Charlie NY and I have made contact and we will be doing business. I thank you all for your input. I feel confident I have chosen wisely as a result.

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I understand the advantage of running both the mechanical and vacuum advance. But I have run a lot of mechanical only and prefer the simplicity.

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What is so complex about the vacuum advance?

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Bubba, would it be revealing a "trade secret" to tell us the part number for these points?

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No secrets here ....
CS753 ( 49-74 ford) and CS756 (70s ford) fit the mallorys and work very well.......:eek::eek::):):D

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Thanks, Jim.:) That was almost too easy!

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The factory book says the vacuum advance only does 11 degrees.
With no centrifugal advance I would think anything would be better than the original. And spending money on an electronic unit for a stock distrib is a waste.
My F1 V8 gets me around 10 mpg with a 3.5:1 rear end at 60 mph.
If I had something that would advance the spark more at cruising speed.............

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Exactly.