Cost of points and condensor

I about fell over when the guy at NAPA told me $25.50 for points and condensor for my MM Jetstar....probably should have shopped around.  He claimed they weren't making any money on them. I had a set of Mopar points, rotor and condensor in a package at home with a price of $1.89 on it.....

I'd spend  the extra for electronic conversion.  Great stuff

If I was going to keep the tractor I guess electronic might make sense....at least I have spark again!  I think I have about 20 sets of NOS AC points in a box here, probably means they are worth more! I'm sure they are much better than Chinese....problem is I have never needed to replace a set on an Allis yet.... 

  

Finally put new set in the 45 after 30yrs.Looked pretty good yet.Saved them as the new stuff looks kinda cheap.My have to put them back in.

I paid $7.89 for points, rotor, and condenser yesterday. Last week I visited a NAPA and they wanted over $20 for points and condenser. I didn't buy, just bought a point file, turned out that didn't work the way the points were burned. New points and the tractor ran fine. These particular points fit MF, JD, MM, and AC among others.

Gerald J.

One reason for the price increase is the 'supply and demand' idea. Very low 'demand' for points and condensors these days,as 99.9999% of vehicles have EFI.To 'supply' them , the vendor has to buy them,stock them,inventory them etc. taking up space for slow moving items that could be replaced with faster selling stock.

Go to kirkengines.com and scroll down the page until you come to points saver and check that out. Looks to be a good deal as you still use your existing points but they don't need to be in real good shape for this points saver to work. Just need to be opening and closing, don't need to be properly gapped. This web site is for small engines but from my understanding this gadget will work on other applications.

Like anything else, ya get what ya pay for. Cheap stuff is cheap and doesn't last. More pricy stuff is usually better quality depending on mfr. You guys gotta git' outta' the 60's with your prices. ALL electrical components no matter what they are have gone up in price over the past 30 years. I carry Standard Blue Streak components in stock. being I've been a Stardard Ignition dealer for 35 years. All my rebuilt Distributors and other rebuilt electrical units come equipped with these components. I try to put the top of the line stuff in all my products. Does it make the rebuild more expensive. Absolutely. But, you're not back messin' with the same problem later. Sometimes yer' limited to what you can purchase (as with Mag parts) but, time goes on and prices go up!  Ain't much you can do bout' that.....

I got the feeling that small town NAPA was asking me their highest retail price, not their price for "regular" customers. I may continue to find it most profitable to drive another 15 miles to a bigger town with multiple parts stores.

The old points weren't making contact at all, hence no spark. The way they had burnt, filing until I filed off the tit wouldn't have made an effect.

Any application that claims ignition time isn't critical isn't hand cranking (where you want timing retarded) and isn't worried about engine efficiency, output, or longevity.

The points I replaced probably ran at least 10 years, maybe longer, I've had that tractor about 21 years, and at their economical cost I can replace them another ten times for the price a Genessee module that probable has a useful lifetime approximating a decade and i can afford to have spare points on hand.

Gerald J.

Jay, I told my Dad once I thought it must be time to put points in the 8N. He said he thought he had just a couple months before. He walked over to his parts storage area and found 3 unopened tune up kits. It seems he bought 1 and thought he put it in. After a few years he had a stash built up.

Gerald, the 8N is a 48 but the engine was swapped out years ago by my Great Uncle when he farmed with it. This one has the distributor on the right side in front, not tucked behind the fan like the original.

I agree on the putting points in an 8n with dist on the front. NO fun

Thank you, that's right, now I remember. Help me again, if you would please. Couldn't you take the distributor off with two bolts and install the points on the bench? I'm testing my memory again, but it seems it was just about impossible to reinstall the distributor wrong.

  3 set of points since 1947 when tractor was new 1957 1973 still runs like new what is the problem with points will the electronic still be running after 60 yrs. ??????? for that price in an a-c