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Originally Posted by rwest
Just to clarify, the points are in the distributor under the rotor and possibly under a thin plastic dust cover just under the rotor, but most of the time that cover is missing.
Do you have a way to check the dwell or points gap?
Might also try wiggling the thin wire going to the distributor while the engine is running- careful of fan and belt spinning!
Good luck, electrical problems can bring grown men to tears.
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If it’s an abrupt cut out and resume it points to electrical supply, not fuel or ignition downstream of the points.
I had a pesky no start issue that I finally traced to a failing relay that was part of a dodgy alarm install.
For yours I’d start with all the basics: clean all battery connections, ground straps and fuse terminals, then rule out all connectors to the CDI, distributor, etc one by one. There is a product called “De-Ox” that cleans oxidation from electrical connections. Chasing electrical gremlins is a process of elimination.
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