Re: Dirty Points?
Mystery solved? I disassembled the unit and found that there was little to no oil coating behind the advance plate. The backside of the points plate was clean. So.... I think the oil on the points must have come from the grease I used on the points rub blocks and the very light wipe of grease that I put on the point cam. I used white grease when I rebuilt the unit, which probably doesn't like the temperature it is exposed to in the distributor that is hung on the front of the engine, behind a rad blasting out heat. When I got my Bubba unit, I noted that he uses what I expect is a high temperature, red colored grease. I will get some high-temp grease, and put the unit back together as a spare. Any comments are appreciated.
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