Re: EMP: Worth worrying about?
Whether or not the point system ignition would be affected depends largely on proximity of the blast and how hard a hit the points took. Only foolproof way to be sure is to keep spare points, condenser, battery, and alternator in a faraday cage of some type.
That said, the last humdinger of a solar storm in 1859 unleashed enough energy to MELT telegraph lines. Something like that hits you, all bets are off. So I don't worry much about EMP. There are plenty of other disasters lurking about to concern a fellow. Unemployment, tornado, wife or kid flipping out and wrecking one's life, you name it. EMP is way down the list of things for this farm boy to worry about. Learn about it, make whatever preparations you deem appropriate, and move on. Shouldn't waste much time on such an unlikely threat.