Aloha Vic,
There has been a rash of bad condensers. I've had 2 new condensers fail,
each with less than 200 miles on them. Can't remember who I got them from,
but they were not US made. They had a black wire and were slightly smaller
than the old Lucas one (orange wire) I used in the interim. I got a US-made
Standard Automotive condenser from Jeff at Advance Distributors. While it
also has a black wire, it is well-made and no problems in 600 miles.
They have Blue Streak points as well - also made by Standard. It was almost
perfectly identical to the 20-year old Blue Streak set I kept because they
were excellent points. I got tired of wasting time using current poor
quality new parts.
Jeff
3xTR6
> Listers,
>
> The 6 experienced some poor start conditions a couple weeks ago, I found
> no points gap. Replaced points and condensor, fired right up, ran like a
> champ. Today, it wouldn't stay running after an extremely hard start,
> replaced the condensor only, runs like a champ. In the last couple
> thousand miles
> I performed an extensive ignition tune-up and replaced fuel pump, air and
> fuel filters. The coil may be original to the car. It's at least (10)
> years
> old. The car is driven 1500-2000 miles / year.
> What would be causing condensors to fail ?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
> Regards,
> Vic Snively
> '75 TR6 w/AC
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