Standard brand dual points wear out quality (part 2)

[richard1]

some of you will remember that I complained very often about point sets burning at every 200 miles. The last batch of 6 sets I bought from Rock Auto went straight to the garbage can no matter I paid the hefty price for them because they are cheaper built than ever and some were for single point distributors and not dual points set up.

The good news is I now buy from a Carquest local store that can provide me with Worldpac product made in Japan instead of Mexico.

I am running the same point set for more than 300 miles without any sign of trouble about premature wear......this is pretty good news.

Furthermore, with Worldpack, a point set is about four dollars when you have now to pay 10 bucks for only one point set from Standard Brand distributors as NAPA.

My car runs far better and I don't have anymore this premature point set issue but I will keep buying the rotors and distributor caps from Standard because the are still the best in the secondary market with real brass alloy contact points.

So, it seems we have to keep in the learning process how to find the best info to always keep these 40 yo classics on the road on a daily basis without problem and keep them reliable in our very harsh desert climate.

As far as I am concerned, I have no issue at all but I have to say that preventive maintenance is the key to keep our first generation Zs on the road and being reliable for those who have fully stock original as mine.

[zKars]

Richard

I totally agree on the issue of available quality. If you find something decent, buy 100 of them, because there is no guarantee they will be available again. My favorite bitch is about light bulbs. My daughters '92 honda didn't burn out any bulbs until about 4 years ago. First a headlight, then a taillight. I have replaced those two bulbs THREE TIMES since, about once a year. The other stock bulbs are STILL working fine, almost 20 years worth!

Might consider an electronic ignition upgrade to get rid of the points once and for all. unless having something non-stock on the Z is a sin for you, which I totally respect.

Oh, and let me know if you find a source of decent bulbs!

Jim