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Re: Thanks Jim.....Tired of screwing with it..any experien
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Posted by spiv (more from spiv) on Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:17:24 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Thanks Jim.....Tired of screwing with it..any experien, Galan, Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:25:59
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An open condenser would make the points wear faster, but shouldn't keep you from getting a spark. On the other hand, a shorted condenser would cause a weak spark and might make the coil overheat as well. So it's certainly worth a look. (While you're looking, you might check the wire lead from the condenser just to make sure the insulation hasn't worn off, letting it short against the distributor body.)

For test purposes, almost any condenser would be better than nothing -- if you could find one for a 1.6-liter Capri/Pinto/Fiesta engine, that would most likely be very close to the value for the Saab one (since the engines are both Ford Cologne and pretty similar.) If changing the condenser fixes the spark problem, then you know where you are. (If it doesn't, you'll need to start looking at such things as coil and plug wires, ignition low-voltage-side wiring, etc.)

The Pertronix Ignitor is a great gizmo and will end your point and condenser maintenance worries. However, if your ignition problem is something OTHER than the points or condenser, switching to the Pertronix won't solve it. So I would suggest that you NOT try it until you've got the car running well on points -- since the Pertronix is fairly expensive, and you don't want to spend that money unless you're sure it will help.

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