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Delco D112P Heavy Duty PointsWhen we bought our L78 '69 Chevelle it had an HEI. When the HEI died, I freshened up a stock points distributor with Delco D112P heavy duty points and carried on just the same. Started and ran just as well as before. I had trouble with aftermarket points in that I had to frequently reset the dwell. The rubbing block kept wearing down. Delco points were never a problem. You can't get anything simpler than the stock ignition. I put close to 200K miles on a similar distributor setup in the old COPO Chevelle when I had it on the road. Just the old KISS system in practice. Too much initial advance can have the engine kick back on the starter and break things. This doesn't happen if the ignition is set up right.
Delco D112P Heavy Duty Points
When we bought our L78 '69 Chevelle it had an HEI. When the HEI died, I freshened up a stock points distributor with Delco D112P heavy duty points and carried on just the same. Started and ran just as well as before. I had trouble with aftermarket points in that I had to frequently reset the dwell. The rubbing block kept wearing down. Delco points were never a problem. You can't get anything simpler than the stock ignition. I put close to 200K miles on a similar distributor setup in the old COPO Chevelle when I had it on the road. Just the old KISS system in practice.
Too much initial advance can have the engine kick back on the starter and break things. This doesn't happen if the ignition is set up right.
