Re: Running and then not

Posted by Gar On 2018/12/9 22:00:21
A condenser is the same thing as a capacitor.
The condenser charges and discharges and works with the coil to create a spark plug spark. The discharge of the condenser protects the points and eliminates an arc across the points. -If your car runs real rough or if you have severe pitting and burning of your points, a condenser could be causing this issue-

Condensers/capacitors are rated in micro-farads.
Most condensers should fall between 0.18 to 0.25 micro-farads.

If the size of the condenser is wrong, or if the voltage to the condenser is too high or too low, this can cause premature failure of the condenser. Moisture can also cause premature failure,as well as poor manufacturing processes (ok...cheap Chinese).

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