1) true (been there, done that on various cars over the years...)
4 & 4a) cap and rotor will have visible pitting indicating when it's time to
replace, plug
wires are harder to tell, but good quality wires will last for years.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Victor Laury wrote:
> Looking for answers
>
> 1) If my points are transferring metal, pitting one side and building a
> point on the other, I need a new condenser.
>
> true
> false
>
> 1a) What other causes can this be attributed to?
>
> 2) Point sets sold at pep boys et al are equal to original Nissan or what
> the suppliers carry
>
> true
> false
>
> 2a) What would you recommend and from what source?
>
> 3) the condenser at the coil should be replaced at the same time as the
> condenser at the distributor
>
> true
> false
>
> 4) Rotors, caps and plug wires rarely need replacing.
>
> true
> false
>
> 4a) what are the time limits of use or what indicates replacement?
>
> 5) Victor drives like a nut and often operates a shift point above 6,000 rpm
> should he abandon points for a pertonics set up?
>
> 6) (extra credit) Victor is very strange and sends weird posts to the Datsun
> Roadster List
>
> true
> false
>
> Victor
> 70 SRL 31113136
> Los Angeles
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