When you replace the condenser make sure to give the outer coating a rub
with sandpaper. This is a known problem with the Mallory; the coating
used on the condenser does not allow the condenser to ground properly.
If grounded properly they will give many miles of service.
Don
57' BN4
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Achim Spethmann
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:06 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Condenser problem
Last year I changed the distributor on my BJ8 to a Mallory dual point.
Since then I had the third breakdown on the road due to a bad points
condenser.
It begins with some short interrrupts during cruising, then, usually
after a stop at the lights or during a passage of stop and go the car
begins to hickup on accelerating, firing backwards and I have to look
for a save place to stop, before the engine completely dies down .
The first time, after about 1000 miles, I was towed home and checked the
whole fuel system and the carburettors, before I found the real cause,
now it is only a routine work of some minutes.
But I wonder, if it is only fate or if there is anything wrong in the
ignition circuit?
Achim
'64 BJ8
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