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Originally Posted by Salop Farmer
Yes I think you can revert back to points should it ever be necessary. There is a magnet fitted to central spindle of the distributor ( over the cam area). Not sure how easy that would be to remove! But I have read in the past that the Bosch distributors fitted to some VW / Early Porsche models are (almost!) identical to Volvo B18 ones. Cheap copies of the VW units are available from several outlets for around £50. If this is the case then a spare distributor is not a bad option.
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I experimented with that - sadly the VW distributors don't fit in the slot! Though the points, condensor, cap etc are the same for some cars fitted with B20A with an 077 distributor. If you're lucky and that's the case, spare parts are widely available and cheap.