It would probably be easier to determine why the points are "shorting out" in the distributor that you have. If rebuilt correctly, that distributor is capable of 15,000 - 20,000 mile service intervals, with a minimum of 10,000 miles for peak performance. Paul In a message dated 8/26/2004 12:41:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Rick Wiselus <rick.wiselus@xxxxxxx> writes: > I am looking for info on where to get solid state ignition to replace the >dual points in my 53, as I have rebuild the distributor 2 times now, and >the points keep shorting out. Has anyone out there gone this rought before? > > > >----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > >