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rivcokid · 06-04-2026, 03:32 PM

@gdmn852 - I don't know, but that's the likely suspect.

As for the other thoughts, I had heard that the points need to be adjusted a few times if new. Apparently (and I'm guessing here) the part that is hit can be soft and over a few miles, it can get hit enough to cause the point gap to open. Considering how wide the point gap was when I got to it this morning, that seems plausible. It was not loose - I tried to move the point screw without loosening the top screw and I couldn't - the installation seems to have been good. But for some reason, the gap opened.

06-04-2026, 03:32 PM	#11
rivcokid Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 226	Re: Severe bucking coming home @gdmn852 - I don't know, but that's the likely suspect. As for the other thoughts, I had heard that the points need to be adjusted a few times if new. Apparently (and I'm guessing here) the part that is hit can be soft and over a few miles, it can get hit enough to cause the point gap to open. Considering how wide the point gap was when I got to it this morning, that seems plausible. It was not loose - I tried to move the point screw without loosening the top screw and I couldn't - the installation seems to have been good. But for some reason, the gap opened.