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Nick167 · Jul 13, 2014

This may be a dumb question but are there different types of points for different distributors?

DeltaRed · Jul 13, 2014

Not sure of your question.But yes there different 'types' of points.Autolite;prestolite;ACDelco;mopar......Each manufacturer had their 'own' point set.They are not intrechangeable.But they all worked exactly the same...

Nick167 · Jul 13, 2014

Thanks that's was I was curious about was if they were interchange able

David G · Jul 13, 2014

They are electrically identical, but mechanically different.

mike/holly jones · Jul 14, 2014

go electronic!!!!!

Nick167 · Jul 14, 2014

OK so what your saying is I can't take a set of points for say an 8n and put them in case

mkirsch · Jul 14, 2014

Probably not. Sometimes, though, the manufacturers would use standard distributors made by other companies, such as Delco, or Prestolite. Then the points would be the same.

But still, probably not. I think the Fords used Ford distributors which were different from everyone else's.

It would only take 10 seconds to pop the distributor cap off and see that they don't look anything alike, and verify for yourself.

DeltaRed · Jul 14, 2014

Put them in your hand side by side. if they are the same,use em. It they are different,they wont work. You will see the differece imidiately.

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