[Fot] Condenser ?

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

marty sukey wrote:
> I run Mallory dual points on both the TR6 and Spitfire. I have never had a
> condenser go bad on the TR6. On the Spitfire they don't seem to last. Both use
> Mallory #400 condensers. First, is there anything that would cause them to
> take a dump more rapidly on one vehicle compared to another? Second, are the
> Mallory condensers different than a generic condenser? I can get generics
> anytime, sources for the Mallory's are not around the corner when one takes a
> dump and I don't have a spare handy.Any opinions out there?
>
>   
Been there, joined the condenser a week club and discovered that they 
are not cheaper by the dozen.

The problem boils down to the distributor body where it connects to the 
block does not make a reliable ground with Mallory distributors.  Works 
with some distributors but not with others.

The cure is to add a ground wire between the engine and the distributor 
body. 

Now if I can just figure out what to do with this pile of spare 
condensers that have been sitting around for the last couple years.  I 
got quick at swapping condensers along the side of the road though.


Teriann