Re: Electrical systems
Posted by HH56 On 2023/2/5 21:28:40
You can do the tests on the coil electrical and make sure all that looks OK. If your existing condenser does not show a direct short stick it back in and try again. While open or wrong value condensers would cause excessive burning of the points, only a direct short would cause a condenser to be responsible for no spark.
One other thing you might do is run a point file or some coarse grain heavy kraft type paper between the points to remove any oxidation that might have been deposited. Do not use sandpaper or anything where grit can come off and embed in the points. Sometimes a long sit can allow condensed oil vapors from the engine to come up inside the dist and deposit on points to act as a very good electrical insulator.
If you want to try a new condenser others with 53 models have added modern cross info to the parts xref and say a Napa RR174 or an Autozone U1511 is a replacement for many of the 53 condensers. Looking at your dist and the dist in service manual I would say this is possible. Don't have a Packard of that model to say for sure but for $10-15 might be worth checking into.
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One other thing you might do is run a point file or some coarse grain heavy kraft type paper between the points to remove any oxidation that might have been deposited. Do not use sandpaper or anything where grit can come off and embed in the points. Sometimes a long sit can allow condensed oil vapors from the engine to come up inside the dist and deposit on points to act as a very good electrical insulator.
If you want to try a new condenser others with 53 models have added modern cross info to the parts xref and say a Napa RR174 or an Autozone U1511 is a replacement for many of the 53 condensers. Looking at your dist and the dist in service manual I would say this is possible. Don't have a Packard of that model to say for sure but for $10-15 might be worth checking into.
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