> I just installed one of Gary's distributors, too, and there was a little
> cylinder above the old coil that one wire went to from the coil.
That's a condenser. The one on the coil aids in EFI suppression
aka radio noise suppression. Cars trying to listen to AM will
appreciate the addition of this little part. If you wish to replace
it, most any auto parts store should have one that will work. Though
it's matched to the coil, the capacitance value is not critical.
There's another one mounted on points-style distributors. That
one keeps the points from burning and pitting. Its value is more
important to get right, as the wrong value tends to not protect the
points as well.
-- John
John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
p.s. If you were wondering, resistor plug wires and resistor spark
plugs (you should use one or the other but not both) are used to
reduce radio interference.
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