I’ve rarely replaced points. Very few outboards are run enough hours to wear the pivots, fatigue the springs, etc. (The deterioration in quality also applies to automotive points.) It is not really necessary to have the contact points smooth and shiny but I always go for it. Only takes a few minutes and makes it easier to set the gap properly.
Standard Motor Products used to sell mostly good quality points. Anyone tried them? P/N S9-444
That part number doesn’t look like an OMC universal point set,
and I don’t see any reference on the page to outboard motors.
Do they make points for outboards? It would be nice if they did….
actually sounds like they have a quality control department!
https://ecatalog.smpcorp.com/STD/#/vehicles/parts/num/S9-444?type=s
Prepare to be boarded!
