Technical New Carb, new ignition points - still struggling to start without choke

[bugsymike]

Thank you for your tips! Very appreciated.

Would you recommend going with a powerspark/accuspark electronic ignition to avoid all these issues?

Many do , though I have always maintained that if a car breaks down at the side of the road a simple points set up is much easier to fix than a tow home and a long wait for new electronic parts.
You can often file or sand paper a set of points and re gap them to get on your way again and even if the condensor fails I have disconnected it and repositioned the radio suppressor often fitted to the switch side of the ignition coil to the terminal on the other side leading to the points and it has acted as a condensor to continue the journey. It doesn't have to be beside the distributor to work. Not something electronics permit!
Something I forgot to say about points is , if they are running in good condition the contact area will be a smooth light grey appearance but if condensor faulty the contact area will be "blue and pitted"
Just read @the hobbler and totally agree re pattern parts, in the old days you could rely on Lucas , Motorcraft, Marelli, Bosch etc. for quality ignition parts, Intermotor when they first came on the market to me were rubbish and poorly made, but like many things they did improve.

 

[the hobbler]

Many do , though I have always maintained that if a car breaks down at the side of the road a simple points set up is much easier to fix than a tow home and a long wait for new electronic parts.
You can often file or sand paper a set of points and re gap them to get on your way again and even if the condensor fails I have disconnected it and repositioned the radio suppressor often fitted to the switch side of the ignition coil to the terminal on the other side leading to the points and it has acted as a condensor to continue the journey. Not something electronics permit!
Something I forgot to say about points is , if they are running in good condition the contact area will be a smooth light grey appearance but if condensor faulty the contact area will be "blue and pitted"

As "goldenrust" has pointed out, ALL modern electronic ignitions have an Achilles heal---HEAT! The 'engine-cooling' air coming from the engine and passing over the distributor is often in excess of 100C---the wilting point for both 'pattern' condensors and electronic ignition, be they the cheaper "Hall effect" variants or the expensive "123" systems. The latest '123'systems are no longer made in the Netherlands, and a lot of suppliers are no longer stocking them due to on-going problems with them. For simplity, you can't beat the 'points' system, probably enhanced with one of the modern 'performance' condensors.