HELP! 50 Pickup Ignition Question - dist.bmp (0/1)

Jul 28, 2006 7 Replies
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I was putting in new points in my '50 stude pickup and I had a leftover part. This part is a piece of wire with two 'c' clips on each end. I THINK that it goes INSIDE the distributer going from the end of the points to the the hot wire coming off of the coil where it comes in to the distributer. In the attached picture the part # is



0601-21 . The questions is: Am I right or totally deranged for doing it this way?

Thanks in advance for any advice that you can give to a newby studebaker owner.



Pleae either reply back in this NG or remove _spam_ from my address to send it to me directly.


Monte!


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When I got it, it wasn't running, so I don't know.

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I think that parts book illustration is in error, or misleading at least. It depends on the model number of your distributor, but some of them did not use a ground strap. A ground strap would usually have an eye terminal at each end, and a lead-in would normally have the open C-shaped terminals. Does this look like your distributor?

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bad JuJu to have parts left over from a points change, I highly suggest you get some manuals prior to the tranny rebuild

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that is your points power lead, it goes from the insulated screw (coil) to the points. save yourself some grief and get a Pertronix unit and you and your distributor internals will not become intimate.

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That's why God made digital cameras.... Or was it Bill Gates?

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