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| | | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2002 Posts: 19 | I'm working on a 1950 Chevy 3600 with a 216 cid straight six. My problem is that I've lost 2 condensers shortly after starting the engine. The first time I can't explain, the other may have been caused by a spark plug wire that I left disconnected that may have arched on the distributer body, damaging the condenser. My question before i start going through a ton of condensers is, what could cause a condenser to go out? And, how could my loose spark plug wire theory be true? I've always thought condensers are much more durable than that, or at least somewhat resiliant to that. Well anyway...whatever info you guys can give me would help.
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#9262 05/25/2002 10:05 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | What do you mean by losing a condenser ? Did it have a dead short after or what ? | | |
#9263 05/26/2002 12:29 AM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 208 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 208 | Z, if your condensers are indeed shot, try a different source for the next one. Condensers go bad with age. You may just have gotten one that had been sitting around long enough for it to break down. Anyway, they're cheap enough to try another one. Best regards, Jacques
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