<p dir="ltr">Thanks for posting that, Simon! Read the stacks of workshop manuals and they say, 'condensers almost never fail'. 'Almost' is a dangerous word and it fogs our troubleshooting vision. But well done to you!</p>
<p dir="ltr">> What's that old saw? 90% of fuel problems are ignition problems.<br>
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> I swapped out the almost new condenser and the problem went away.<br>
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> Simon</p>
<p dir="ltr">And why after almost a year, am I writing this? Firstly, my MG TD restoration awaits completion, but I uncovered it yesterday while cleaning up the shop. Some of the old excitement returned. Secondly, my old '69 Silver Shadow is at a commercial shop getting new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, ballast, points, and condenser. And guess what; The 'almost new' condenser had failed, leaving that honkin' big 6 liter V8 without enough spark to start! Condensers DO fail, and when they do, diagnostics become difficult because, "condensers almost never fail." Maybe the piles of literature should read, "condensers almost never fail, except for the poorly made replacements available in the 21st century."</p>
<p dir="ltr">-rick, with 6 Brirish cars, 3 Italian cars, 1 German, 1 Swedish, and 1 Japanese!</p>