i have an accel dual point distributor and it bothers me because it has no advance on it. no vaccuum or mechanical. but i noticed that the points are not open at the same time one right after each other. why does it not have any advance on it.

 

try this link it should help answer your questions

http://www.gofastforless.com/ignition/points.htm

 

thanks i found out on that link that the guy has the same distributor as mine and he said it was poorly built. i was thinking i could put that in the tbird to get it going faster and just wire in the duraspark as i go

 

The petronix ignitor kit would get rid of the points and make that distributor just as good as any other. Or you could sell it and get a duraspark unit very cheap. Who knows? Good luck with your decision

 

Go to Autozone and get a new distributor. They run $50 with a steel cam drive gear, much cheaper with a cast iron gear. The best part is they have a lifetime guarantee, so nomatter what you do to it, even if you decide to buy an MSD unit one day, you can just take that one back and get a 100% return on your investment. I look at it as a rent-a-distributor. Not that I've ever done that of course......

 

i have the ignition that is what it is on now but i am worried that i would never get the car going again if i tried.