I like the maint-free aspect of electronic ign. I also carry a complete spare with points. Ya know.... If we all get tired of arguing opinionating, etc on points vs electronic --- we could always start an "oil temperature" thread! ;-) -----Original Message----- Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:41:27 am To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Points Well: Personal opinion; I don't like electronic ignitions in the 009. And I carry a spare; distributor, not points. Anything breaks in the distributor on the road, just drop in a spare complete distributor. --- On Tue, 10/19/10, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Points To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 10:28 AM There is a princess method of dealing with points. I banished mine from the distributor. I do however carry a set of points, in case of the end times. A princess should always be prepared. On Oct 19, 2010, at 2:53 AM, Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hints for getting the stupid single screw points in a 009 set right > while trying to crawl into a bus engine bay? > > G2 >