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Originally Posted by vreihen16
Old ignition distributors used breaker points to create the sparks, and they needed to be set to a certain gap for the spark to happen at the correct time and with the right oomph. Doing so required a set of thin metal feeler gauges, but in a roadside emergency the cardboard of a matchbook cover or folded index card could get you in the ballpark...or at least off the side of the road.....
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I still have my feeler gauges and spark plug gapping tools (I have several) from back in the last century. Haven’t used them in a long time, but can’t seem to part with them either!