I use Cooper S points instead of spridget points. They must have a stiffer
spring because they have less tendency to misfire at higher RPM.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Fickes <fickes@acm.org>
To: David Ramsey <dwramsey@worldnet.att.net>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 21, 1998 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: Distributor Points
>I used Blue Streak points religiously in my Sprite for years -- they lasted
>at least twice what the Lucas parts did. Unfortunately, Economy Imports
>switched away from Standard Motor Products, so I've been on Lucas since.
>I'd go back in an instant!
>
>While on the subject, I've been playing with the idea of making a device
>that would spin the distributor (on the bench, of course) and provide the
>dwell angle of each lobe, allowing quick and easy setting of the dwell off
>the car. I've become tired of R&R the distributor 3 or 4 times each time I
>buy new points. Is anyone else out there interested in such a thing? sf
>
>At 06:16 PM 2/19/98 PST, David Ramsey wrote:
>> I was shopping for parts for my 66 El Camino when I asked if they had a
>set of points for my Bug-I. I always buy Standard Motor Products Inc.
>"Blue Streak" LubriPoints for the Chevy. The guy in the parts store told
>me that "Blue Streak" made points for my Bug-I. The part number is
>LU-1617XP , has anyone else used these points? Why didn't anybody tell me
>before? Local expert claims that LUCAS is the only brand to use. The
>contact surfaces on the "Blue Streak" points are twice the size of the
>LUCAS points. The Chevy uses a set every 30,000 miles, only been in the
>Bug-I for about 2,000 miles, but seem to work fine. I had to replace the
>LUCAS points every 5,000 miles. No I don't work for "Blue Streak" just a
>long time customer.
>> Crash
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>Stan Fickes Nothing is more rewarding than to watch
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