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Rebuilt points distributor/new wires/plugs...etc
Checked Timing gears/chain/tight no slop
Checked distributor/no broken springs
Timing bounces around even when unplugged hose from advance.
Really bad loss of power when driving. Tried two new carbs/edelbrock

Any suggestions?

distributor shaft bushings

Ya think?? It's a rebuilt dist that seems tight. Any other possibilities? My painter left the key on for a few days and points look like they have taken some gas...got a new set just installed. I'll check the bushings. thanks, steve

I put a new set of points in and it purred like a kitten for a minute then fried those too!! HELP

What is frying my points?

Thanks, Steve

No ballast resistor, that could do it. Check voltage to coil.

I did and it was about 6 volts. very strange

I had the jumping when I was missing a tooth on the distributor drive (it was a Dodge slant 6).

If your points are eroding from the electrical discharge, replace your condenser. Its job is to minimize the arcing the eats the points up.

quitting for the night...just getting irritated...time to re-group

thanks

Just had a similar situation at the track last week. Turns out the mag had a bad rotor. Siliconed the rotor on for the rest of the night and it came apart in the main. Driver finished in fifth with an engine that would jump from +10 to +32...... good driver... bad rotor. [censored] happens

Is the vibration damper slipping?