Well, I just returned from my friend's house and the points are beyond shot. With the cam follower on the highpoint, the gap between the points was so small, we couldn't slip a piece of paper (Posti-note) through it. Never mind a .016 feeler gauge. Plus there was evidence of blue on the contacts and per the factory manual that is a sign of too hot of an arc due to too small of a gap, which was self evident. We went on ahead and ordered a new set of points.

The cam follower was worn down as well. The "oiler" felt was as I mentioned before is completely dried out and where it meets up with the cam, was all worn away, right down to the metal. So the felt is now in two pieces being held on by the rivet. This naturally lead to the cam being bone dry and wearing out the cam follower.

We checked all the spark plugs and all were nice and clean and consistent in color, though we did find the gap to be .035 when it is supposed to be .028- .032, so adjusted those.

So here is a parts question, where do I find a new oiler, or do I have to make my own using a new piece of felt? We went to a local NAPA auto parts store and they didn't show this oiler to be a replaceable item. I looked at our host's catalog and nothing there as well. Any ideas?

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