Points in '59 413's

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Another thought on this, I once had a car that seemed to burn points too 
frequntly. It turned out that there was something wrong with the ignition 
switch. I have a habit of playing the car radio when I wash the car, work in 
the yard, or sometimes when I am just sitting outside reading.

In this particular car, when the ignition switch was in the accessory position, 
juice was still going through the ignition. This will burn the points up 
quickly.

I also had a shop do this to one of my cars when they left the ignition switch 
in the "ON" position all day while working on the car.

Paul

In a message dated 4/30/2004 10:06:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, RandalPark 
writes:

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> 
> Rex,
> 
> There is probably something wrong with the ignition on your car. A set of 
>points should last about 10,000 miles, maybe 15,000. I doubt that you are 
>putting that many miles on your car in one year. If you were, that would mean 
>that the points were lasting only around 2,000 miles. If you are actually only 
>driving your Imperial about 5,000 per year, you are getting about 1,000 miles 
>from your point set. That is not right.
> 
> Points will burn prematurely if the condenser is bad. I also think a bad 
>ignition resistor could do this.
> 
> Another cause that would have nothing to do with the car itself would be that 
>the points are not clean when they are installed. This type of damage could 
>result if the contacts were touched by fingers prior to installing them. It is 
>doubtful that four sets of points have all been dirty, though, so there 
>probably is an ignition problem.
> 
> Your spark knocking could be related, but may also be a result of the points 
>burning. Fuel issues can also cause spark knocking, such as a lean mixture, or 
>weak fuel pump.
> 
> I am sure that there will be many more ideas put forth, but one thing for 
>sure, '59 Imperials did not have inherent ignition problems, and your points 
>should last much longer.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> dated 4/30/2004 8:39:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rexcrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>writes:
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> > 
> > 
> > I have been watching the discussion on points vs. electronic ignition and
> > see that the 1959 has been really bad for burning up points.  I have
> > installed four sets of points in my '59 in little over a year!  Even at
> > that, it has been almost impossible to eliminate the spark knocking on
> > initial acceleration completely.  Could there be some specific problem with
> > the '59's?  I ask because I have a '60 and '61, and neither of these cars
> > has ever given me a problem with spark knock, points slipping or burning,
> > etc.
> > 
> > Any thoughts?
> > 
> > Rex Crews  '59 and '60 Crowns and '61 Custom
> > 
> > 
> >