Severe bucking coming home

[Benson]

Originally Posted by old ugly

i assume that you have the original style points in there as you have said the adjustable contact is tight and you can not turn it with a screwdriver.
but
if you have the newer change up points plate that uses 1950-1960 style points then check that the follower has not melted.

Recently I saw a brand new Super B plus distributor brought in because it would not run, where the plastic on the rubbing block on points melted. and deformed into puddle of molten plastic.

It was hard to tell which happened first.

1. Did rubbing block quickly wear down first and then did points electrically overheat melting plastic.

2. Or did the plastic block simply melt into a puddle of melt because of cheap plastic and then did points electrically burn and overheat.


In any case the point gap was about .005 and brand new point surface was burned. Points were of unknown source.