17-10-2019, 09:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 17-10-2019, 09:10 AM by Tom Coates.)
(16-10-2019, 05:12 PM)Howard Wright Wrote: Hi Ian
You will find that a Vauxhall Viva Van rotor will fit with a bit of filing. Delco 1975-82-/390349760840 is (I Think) the number.
The Ford part number for the cap is YE-12116-A. (32-35)
Hope that helps
Cheers
Howard
PS if you find a supplier for the points and the condenser please let me know ?.
I think the original type points are only available as NOS if you are luckly enough to find some.
This summer I fitted points from a Bosch 009 distributor (8 quid on ebay), which I am very pleased with. I used a spare base plate which i rotated by about 30°, cut off the tab for the heal of the original points and redrilled to fit. The points themselves needed a bit of trimming to fit, but nothing too difficult.
At the same time I replaced the distibutor with a better one with no slop in the shaft, and this has made a big improvement to the running, much smoother at high RPM. I'm not sure how much of this is down to the points but they are beefier than the original ones with a stronger spring and bigger contact area, so i think they probably help.