Re: [HSS] Re: Nuthins Wrong, It Just Don Work!

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In a message dated 11/13/06 6:00:55 PM, hofhudson16@hotmail.com writes:

I rebuilt everything from

Fuel tank to Dist and everything in between, wires coil carb etc...

We had replaced the condenser with a "capacitor" 10 year previous.

Wally said "they don't go bad" Everything checked out OK with

condenser testers. I kept "crispying" the points and my mech/old

timer/buddy (Wally) kept insisting I'd mucked them up installing

them. I finally said "Humor me, please make me a new

capacitor/condenser" He's son does electronics. Long Story short It

worked and knock on my wooden spokes I haven't had any issues.



Thanks Jerre, I'm thinking I may have a spare around for the '29 someplace. Rather than testing it with a meter, It will be almost as fast to switch it out and see what happens. Of course we could always have two bad ones in a row . . .



A few years ago, my '51 Chevy truck started running very poorly. I tried a great many things and finally replaced the condenser out of frustration. Not only was it nearly new, I had thought the purpose was only to preserve the points. I did not anticipate the condenser would make any difference to the way it ran. I sure learned different.



Paul