George - It doesn't take much wear to your rubbing block to start to throw off the geometry of the points alignment. I've seen occasions where the gap is in spec but the dwell isn't because the geometry is all wrong from wear of the rubbing block. It's not always the contact surfaces that render your points unusable. Like Peter said, if there is any doubt just replace them.
Barry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:06 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dwell Standard direct points will last maybe 5000 miles. Points on transistor switch coils will last maybe 15,000, not usually more. Dirt or oil kill them, make sure the new ones are lubricated correctly (a tiny amount of high melting point grease on the BACK side of the rubbing block, not the front!). It's easy enough to get the switch set wrong, so the dwell angle is way off, I've done it! Peter _______________________________________ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] For new parts see www.buymbparts.com For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
