Oops, cheers Steve. On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Steve Lamb wrote:
> >The little cylinder is above the coil right? It is in my car anyway, > >that is the condenser. The ballast resistor is the 2-3 inch long white > >square shaped device that sits below the coil that has 2 connections. > >Condensers are really just a capacitor, they should be cheap as chip. > >How is work on the L28 turbo going by the way? > > Bob - ignition condenser on points systems (only) is invariably > attached to the side of the distributor and its connection lead > attached to the points. More likely David's device (and yours) is > the ignition noise suppressor (which is also a capacitor) and > disconnecting it altogether will have no effect on performance other > than a potential increase in radio interference. If the lead is > suspect, just disconnect it from the coil and see if that fixes the > matter. > > David - since the problem seems to get worse with increase in > under-bonnet temps, another thing to look at is plug leads (not sure > whether you 've done that from your post). Easist way to check leads > is to put the car in a dark garage (at night), get everything warmed > up to operating temps with the bonnet closed and then 'look' at the > engine bay (bonnet now open, of course) with the engine > running...you'll soon see any suspect leads (important that it's as > dark as possible and your eyes become acclimatised...give it a few > minutes). > > Also check all your electrical connections, distributor cap posts, > etc for corrosion. > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
