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1951 Pontiac Chieftain General questions and Knowledge


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Looking to Perform a tune up on My Chief. trying to figure something pretty basic out. Ive got new plug wires coming shortly and I have pulled the spark plug wire bracket off. How Do i get the wires in and through to come out of the arched area. I have tried to pull them through but is proving to be very difficult.

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I did mine by pulling them straight through until I had enough slack to plug them into the distributor cap.Stick them through the holes just like you have the bracket positioned. It will help if you put a little brake fluid or liquid soap on them to help them slide through the holes,especially if they are really tight.Just go slow and you'll get it.

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Looking to replace the points in the distributor as part of the Tune-up i'm performing...As i am relatively new to the "working on my own car" world. Ive heard new points are not made very well and wondering is a set of NOS Delco Remy of the correct part number (1918148) Contact set would be better that getting a new set of points?

Im trying to keep it as original as I possibly can but I also want parts that function for as long as possible and are high quality.

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