You bought a new set of points, right? Not a breaker plate which is what the points mount on. At any rate, you're saying you got it running, right?

Congratulations on your new contact breaker plate....did that fix the problem?

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I got a new plate and it came with new points, it was only like 10 duckets.

picking it up after school. Very excited!

Ya, i filed the points and it started right up.

...snip...Also, I have a mystery part I was wondering if anyone knew what it is. Its a shiny cylinder about 4 inches tall and about an inch diameter. It has 2 electrical posts on the top. Its located behind the dash tucked behind the gauges.

Adam

This actually sounds like your Hazard Light Flasher, although it could also be the Turn Signal Flasher. (There are two.)

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