[Mr_Rich]

Since smog testing is required every two years here in Calif. I always made it a point to replace my ignition parts before the testing. I always liked to use Accel dist. caps with the brass contacts until they started making them in China. They didn't fit right any more. I try to use exclusively USA made parts like dist. caps on my engine. True; hard to find. When you live closer to the coast like myself then there is more dampness which creates more of that oxidation on the contacts than drier climates, in my thinking anyway. I think it's hard to get quality parts now, period.