Quoting Ken & Tracie <kjosephson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Incidently, if anybody can suggest a good source of top quality points and > condensers that won't fail at 6,000-8,000 miles, I'll keep my original > distributors in both my '68 440 and the Poly 318 in another '59 Plymouth I > plan to get back on the road! I may even change my other '59's six back to > stock. > Ken, I buy my points and condensers from normal stores, and I have had good luck with them. 15K miles is typical life, and sometimes I replace them just for fear of deterioration. A worn out distributor (the bushings) can be responsible for points missbehavior. You can buy a 440 replacement distributor with points installed for about $50, and you won't have to mess with the points for a good while. D^2