Topic: Ignition points assembly soaked in motor oil...still good or garbage ?

[Anton]

I got motor oil all over my ignition points assembly ( its a long story) , pretty oil got into the condensers as well. Can it be salvaged or is it good as trash?

[dave500]

theyll be fine once you clean them very well,brake or carb cleaner ought to fix them up,your best of disembling the points so the plastic bushings dont get cleaner on them,it might soften or distort them.

[Anton]

And the condensers?

[HondaMan]

If the condensors are the type with a sealed epoxy cap, they are fine.If they have the little rubber boot on top, they might begin to decay after a couple months.

The points, if they are the type with phenolic pivot bushings instead of plastic, will be 100% fine. Just add a drop of oil on the pivots and some grease on the points cam surface after cleaning like Dave describes above.

[Anton]

thanks fellas