i called autozone your right i need 1094 instead of 1090 but the website says either will work.i guess i will go swap them.
The number of errors most auto parts store computers have, in regards to our old vehicle needs, is astounding.
Unfortunately the store clerk does not know any different, unless they happen to be expert in 50+ year old car parts, so they are relegated to telling you what the computer tells them.
Because the errors are not the fault of the clerk I do my best to help them whenever I can.
This almost always results in me doing some, or a bunch of, research for the items I am seeking in order to get the right parts the first time.
The part I find most frustrating is the lack of any change when something is found, and proven, to be wrong.
One person I grew up with, and has been a parts tech for his whole career (he works for a company that supplies parts to the store supplier) talks about some reasons why this stuff happens.
The suppliers are always trying to make multi-application parts instead of specific fit parts.
If there is any possibility of building a more universal version they will go that route, which often results in certain specifics being lost in the process.
As a side note I suggest you look close at the points you intend to install....in every aspect and detail, to ensure they will do the job properly.
I know, from direct experience, the modern replacement points often have tiny details that make the points require modification out of the box in order to work well.
One example is the chrome plating on the mounting frame being so hard the mounting screw can not hold the points in place because the screw can not bite, or clamp, the smooth hard chrome tight enough.
Scuff the chrome right at the screw contact point and suddenly that set of points stays put for the life of those points.....Install them out of the box and that set of points needs constant attention because they never hold a set gap for very long.
