Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello great collective of Minor Knowledge...
So, after my recent Distributor escapades, changing the Vacuum unit and then breaking down on the A1 due to no spark, only for it to correct itself once the RAC took us home... here's the situation.
When I got the car, it already had an Accuspark Ignition system. The toolbox in the boot has a spare set of Points but no Condenser or any mounting screws.
I don't know if the Dissy is the original or if it came with the Accuspark unit already fitted. The previous owner is extremely unlikely to have touched it himself, so probably installed by a 3rd party.

Would a Lucas original have 'Lucas' on it somewhere?

I'm lead to understand that the Points/Condenser mounting screw threads are different between original Lucas units and the more modern replacements (though I am tempted to thing that with such small threads in the baseplate, any screw would likely re-cut it's own thread).

So I've got a new Accuspark unit coming in the post, but I want to have a set of points/condenser available for emergencies.
Anyone know what screws I need?
I'm thinking 1 very short for the condenser & 1 a bit longer for the points, but that's the extent of my knowledge...

I vaguely recall an issue with the points screw; if it's too long it can interfere with the plate beneath. So suggest you allow just a little more length than the thread it goes into.

les wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:16 pm I vaguely recall an issue with the points screw; if it's too long it can interfere with the plate beneath. So suggest you allow just a little more length than the thread it goes into.

Yes, I recall that being a problem back in the day when I had my Mk 1 Escort, circa 1975, .... it stops the vacuum advance working.... in fact I think I might even have done it