I installed the new starter last week and it spun up just fine. I decided to keep the original 1949/50 starter for a future rebuild. $17.50 didn't seem like a high enough core charge to justify turning it in.
I also installed a new set of points set to .019". Take a look at these "old" ones. What happened to them? It looks like the contact from one arm is stuck to the other one. The truck ran and drove normally when it was parked. Approximately 6 weeks later this is what I found. What could have caused this by just sitting there?
I've never had this happen before. All my points driven vehicles have run for years and years without any problems. In fact, I think I've only put 3 sets of points in The Bismark in 22 years and over 100,000 miles.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
