21-05-2021, 09:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-05-2021, 09:11 AM by Colin Wilks.)
A quick way to identify if the capacitor is the problem at the roadside was explained to me by Nick Turley.
Remove the lead from the centre of the distributor and remove the distributor cap.
Ignition on, points closed, place the lead from the coil near a convenient ground. Waggle the points open and closed with a non conductive prodder and you hope to see a continuing flow of sparks. A failing condenser will show a few sparks which die away after a couple of seconds or so.
I like John Cornforth's idea of having a known good item on fly leads. A nice quick fix.
Remove the lead from the centre of the distributor and remove the distributor cap.
Ignition on, points closed, place the lead from the coil near a convenient ground. Waggle the points open and closed with a non conductive prodder and you hope to see a continuing flow of sparks. A failing condenser will show a few sparks which die away after a couple of seconds or so.
I like John Cornforth's idea of having a known good item on fly leads. A nice quick fix.