Reply To: Premature point wear?

[Alan]

All replies appreciated.
I don’t have much in the way of history on this motor, but it appears to have few hours. When I replaced a head, there was little carbon, and plenty of factory primer paint visible in the combustion chamber. So I don’t know for sure that the upper bearing is not worn, but it’s not highly suspect. And I haven’t seen any seepage. The mounting plate for the points looks fine. These points are from a reliable source, (who’s also a member) so they are probably correct.
The points cam is new, as is the oiler wick, (which I lightly lubricated when installed).
I’ll report back after I get my new points. If they look a lot different, or if they turn out to be the answer to my issues. Which would be fine. This motor acts like the timing is retarded, and I know point dwell directly impacts the timing. And if the rubbing block wears, that’s gotta affect the gap and dwell.
Many thanks;
Alan