How do you change the points in a 1965 dodge dart gt?

Answer 1

take distributor cap off and pull the rotor bug off, unhook wires from points and take screw out that holds points in place and take old points out, wipe off eccentric cam lobes in the distributor and put a little lube that should be supplied with the new points all around the cam, put new points in place with screw loose and you will see a rubbing block on the back of the new points that rides on the cam, bump engine over until that rubbing block is on any high point on the cam lobe and then insert a .016 feeler gauge between the points tips and tighten the screw that holds the points in completely down tight, pull the gauge out and recheck to make sure you have .016 and if you do all you have to do now is hook up the wires you took off the old points and tighten them down, don't forget to install a new rotor bug and a new distributor cap while your at it.