Ah! Thanks Jeff,
Didn't realize there were two on the TRs.
It has been so long since I had a stock system I forgot what it had.
Actually mine may never have had the suppressor cap.
-grego
Quoting Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>:
> At 06:38 PM 8/31/2009, Lfm614@aol.com wrote:
>> Makes sense, so why do only later models have it?
>
> The blue capacitor was for radio suppression. The condenser in the
> distributor is the one that prevents the points from arcing.
>
>>
>> That is a secondary benefit of the capacitor. As Vance pointed out,
>> the primary reason for their existence is to keep the points from burning
>> and to protect the coil.
>
>
> Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
> http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/
> Corrosion Acres, Georgia #354
> _______________________________________________
>
> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
> 6pack@autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/6pack
>
> http://www.team.net/archive
>
> You are subscribed as grego@sandesco.com
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
6pack@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/6pack
http://www.team.net/archive
|