Where can I get these ignition points from?

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loubee

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This Mallory dual point distributor is new to me. I have looked online and at the local parts houses but no joy. Any non MoPar pn's ? Will also be needing rotor and probably most everything else fro tune up. Thanks. Hope the photos come thru.

These came from a '64 Dart with 273.

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They might be the same as regular Ford ignition points for that vintage, as Mopar dual point distributors were from Ford.
 
Mallory distributor part number please?
 
I missed the Mallory part there.
But original equipment Mopar dual point distributors were called "Prestolite" in the shop manuals, and were actually from Ford.
That doesn't bother me nearly as much as the Rochester carb I found on my 318 in a Dart in 1980.
I changed that out before I drove the car off the PO's place.
That was probably why it didn't start or run.
 
Please tell me this is a platinum 100-point resto you're only driving on/off a trailer.
 
I don't keep track of "this stuff." "We" used to have real paper catalogs and interchanges. you could take a distributor number and look it up, and find "some number" that fit, whether made by Delco, Blue Streak, or who. "It just might be" that stuff like these are getting hard to find. I don't think Mallory ever used "common" points
 
it aint....Ford's Autolite was spark plugs and batteries and the name itself. "...In 1963, the portion of the Autolite company which was not acquired by Ford (spark plug and battery) merged with the Mergenthaler Linotype Company and the 'Eltra Corporation was formed. Former Autolite motor phase of the company became the Prestolite Motor and Ignition Company, later Prestolite Electric."
 
it aint....Ford's Autolite was spark plugs and batteries and the name itself. "...In 1963, the portion of the Autolite company which was not acquired by Ford (spark plug and battery) merged with the Mergenthaler Linotype Company and the 'Eltra Corporation was formed. Former Autolite motor phase of the company became the Prestolite Motor and Ignition Company, later Prestolite Electric."

Whew! :D
 
Linotype?
Wow!
Look up a linotype machine online, one of the most fascinating machines I have ever seen operating. Even got to use one once in Mexico City,
 
If there is enough meat on the contacts I have resurfaced them with a whiz cutter or grinder with good success.
 
I think you will find the link above that Roy posted, you will see he has found the correct points for your distributor.

Why all the points hate? They can run just as good if not better than electronic stuff. As long as everything's in good shape, roll on. Let the guy run what he wants to.
 
Why all the points hate? They can run just as good if not better than electronic

If the electronic ignition is faulty, then yes. Otherwise no; comparing systems in perfect condition, electronic ignition makes an engine run better—period. "Better" means less misfiring and a higher-quality ("hotter", longer-duration) spark for more reliably complete combustion. That is the primary reason why the auto industry went to electronic ignition when it became necessary to clean up the exhaust.

Points begin to degrade the instant you hit the starter after installing them. They continue to degrade with each and every second of engine runtime after installation. That doesn't happen with electronic. The ignition timing changes as the points wear. That doesn't happen with electronic. Points are a great deal more prone to wet-out, and they have physical/mechanical failure points that are a "when", not an "if". Electronic components can fail, of course, but it's an "if", not a "when".

Let the guy run what he wants to

Nobody's trying to stop him doing exactly that. What's being (correctly) pointed out is that there are major benefits to going to electronic.
 
The benefit to electronics is all selective perception; buying security or peace of mind.
I carry tools, a tire plugging kit, a hand pump, flares, spare v belts, spare points and condenser etc.
Seldom are they needed.
But they get me where I'm going, and I have never been on a tow hook because of some unservicable module in the middle of the corn on a late Sunday afternoon.
Much rather have things I MUST maintain but CAN, vs things you don't have to maintain, but can't repair at all on the roadside.
For me, it's a matter of accepting personal responsibilty.
Yes points wear out, but usually give ample warning that it's time to service them.
When modules die, poof, that's it, right now.
 
Hate to break it (snicker) to y'all, but if you want ease of service and easy replacement parts, points are NOT the way to go, anymore.

Sure, modules fail, but modules are a heck of a lot easier to find and replace than points. Most chains carry modules, but points, not so much


If points were easy to find, this thread would not even exist. Without the knowledge of people on this site (which is hard to find in bfe on the side of the road), op would be at the mercy of the parts store (usually up said creek minus said paddle)

Run the oem electronic ignition for easy install, and common parts. Pertronics drops in, but I'm not so sure advance or oreilly stock parts for em. The oem module they certainly do.

Best case, install the oe electronic system, toss the points dizzy in the trunk on long trips, or wire up for oe electronic, disconnect, then run what you want aftermarket - wise, knowing your backup system is just a plug in away. Y'know, redundant systems, like aircraft.
 
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