Distributor-stay with points or go electronic?

[Pa's Sat]

If I go electronic does anything else change, like no coil, or should I stay with the old system of points. The old distributor is bad so reeds replacing now. Also had a bad thing happen, when the distubtor was out I dropped a small nut down the hole! Tried fishing with a magnet to no avail. Other suggestions? Looks like I will have all winter to get it going. UGH

 

[rickseeman]

Electronic

 

[davek]

I went this route with my charger, PerTronix 1281 PerTronix Ignitor® Solid-State Ignition Systems | Summit Racing Sounds like you have to pull the intake and hope to find it.

 

[Plyrr471]

Electronic.

 

[RJ Squirrel]

Your up Bob

 

[twecomm]

Good luck finding the nut. You don't give much info on your car.. What engine you have ?

 

[radical rob]

Electronic. Guess what? Unless you can see the nut you get to pull the pan and find it

 

[493 Mike]

Unless your car is a stock restoration, I recommend electronic. I am a fan of the HEI conversion.
Mike

 

[Runner 68]

You didn't mention what engine. Here's what I went with on my last low deck B stroker.
PerTronix D7142710 PerTronix Flame-Thrower Plug and Play Billet Distributors with Ignitor III® Module | Summit Racing