Hi, Deve, From my experience I have found out that when points systems begin to fail they give you some warning signs such as misfiring, hard starting,ect. When electronic ingitions fail you lose all spark and leave you dead in the water as they say. It does not cost much to carry a spare set of points and a condenser in the glove box, also when installing new points, use a VERY little bit of point cam grease on the point cam. With new points set to .020" and after 1000mi. check points and set to .018" (check timing both times). I have found that after about 5000 mi. the point setting does not change much. have fun Brian

Keep the 216's running. 1949 1/2 ton model #1314 (US 3104) Brian