[30 Closed Cab PU]

The weakness with the original design is the "Pig Tail" wire connecting the upper and lower plates can break and open and also short to the plates and to the body. The constant movement of the upper plate when adjusting tteh Spark advance stresses the wire causing it to break.


The other weakness is the placement of the condenser so close to the exhaust manifold. Heat is the enemy of a condenser. This has been rectified somewhat for the original design by introduction of the short proof condenser and over all better quality of condensers these days .


Due to these two issues the after market came up with a "better idea" - move the condenser to to the upper plate where it is cooler, and get rid of the pigtail wire.


And after a while the A community has found that the wireless plates introduce their own issues, which are difficult to troubleshoot if you are not aware that the wireless plates suck. Intermittent connection, poor connections, and wear from the wireless contacts rubbing on the plate every time the spark advance is moved.


Since people still order/buy them so the vendors sell them.


I prefer the original design with the short proof condenser, original design points, and the Brattons modified point block. The modified point block is needed because the manufacturer of the points does not make them correctly anymore, and the contacts do not mate properly. The modified point block lines up teh contacts. This issue is only present if you go to the original design. I make it a yearly maintenance check to inspect the pigtail wire.