Mallory Double Life distributor

[tubman]

You are correct in assuming that one set of points fires 4 cylinders and the other set fires the other four in an alternative manner. It is further complicated by the fact that there are two types. Does the distributor have one or two coil terminals?

[raybee]

Originally Posted by tubman

You are correct in assuming that one set of points fires 4 cylinders and the other set fires the other four in an alternative manner. It is further complicated by the fact that there are two types. Does the distributor have one or two coil terminals?

Only 1 coil terminal. It has worked flawlessly for 10 years. Didn't want to start after sitting for about a year. I started checking and only getting spark to 4 plugs. I'll clean and gap the points. I had never tried to trouble shoot a 4 lobe V8 dual point dizzy before.