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Thanks Richard!

If the points overlap "open" then that makes sense.

8339, thanks for the info and if true, then I'm confused again. If both points are grounded, in parralel, and both outputs are connected to the coil negative lead (I presume you meant "coil" not "distributer"?)... then how the does the coil fire? In this arrangement, how would the coils negative con...

Tom, the manual I have is a photo copied compilation of what appears to be someones notes and it's mostly geared to the 330 but has quite a bit of 250 info in it as well. It has some diagrams and the distributer does show only 3 lobes, with dual points... and parralel wiring (which I suspect is wron...

Tom, that would make perfect sense except that in the manual that I have, it shows both points connected to ground with the ouputs wired in parralel to the coil neg post. It does not show the points in series. I suppose the manual could be wrong and that might be my confusion since the with a parral...

I'm new to the Colombo v12 and have been studying the ignition system and while I know it works, I must admit I don't understand how. I'm fairly adept at electronics and understand how a normal coil / contact points system works... the swtiching off (or opening of the points) causes a loss of the gr...

John, Monterey isn't in the cards being an east coast guy with limited resources. I don't plan (and couldn't afford) a full professional resto. This will be an on-goin project for me and my son and we will make the car incrementally better and better as long as it's in our care. At the moment, we ar...

Thanks so much for the warm welcome!

This whole experience has been sureal and intimidating. Finding a site like this, and the support of good people is such a HUGE relief.

Again- Thank you all.

Thanks for the the replies. Art, The other John V and I are communicating vie email... he (like so many others) seems to be a very valuable resource. Art/Yale, my paint isn't original. The car was repainted in the early eighties. The dent is extremely small and is very hard to even capture in pictur...

I have a small dent in the passanger side rear quarter that I'm pretty sure can be fixed by paintless dent removal. The problem is getting access to the backside of the panel for evaluation and to actually fix it. Does anyone know if there is access under the interior trim and how to remove the trim...

... Rather in depth work including rebuilding old Z's from the ground up, cutting and welding structural members, full re-paint as well as full engine and transmission rebuilds etc.. ... Also being the original owner of a '72 240Z, I may hi-jack this forum to ask you questions when I get around to ...

Kerry,

thank you. I wasn't sure if posting a link to another website was allowed... (I confess I'm spending more time reading posts than rules).

Many thanks to Art S. , who made me aware of this website! I knew the moment I started reading that I would be spending a lot of time here. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SITE!!!! Great Job Tom! If there is a way to support the site, someone please give me a clue as I have been glued to the resto tips and rea...