charleyf
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I now know what the symptoms are when a condenser goes bad. It happened yesterday while on a scenic drive. Fortunately we were able to figure it out and was able to drive home.
The problem started when the car gave a couple of backfires as I drove down the road at a fairly slow pace. Then about 1/4 mile later it did the same thing. About another 1/4 mile it did the same thing followed by a powerless stumbling of the engine. The engine would start and run but only stumble along. Pushing on the accelerator I got a slight increase in rpm but still just a stumble with no power.
Replaced coil, cap with plug wires and plugs with no help. Points looked good in this recently rebuilt distributor. Last to be changed was the condenser and it started right up to the delight of all.:wink-new::friendly_wink:
The problem started when the car gave a couple of backfires as I drove down the road at a fairly slow pace. Then about 1/4 mile later it did the same thing. About another 1/4 mile it did the same thing followed by a powerless stumbling of the engine. The engine would start and run but only stumble along. Pushing on the accelerator I got a slight increase in rpm but still just a stumble with no power.
Replaced coil, cap with plug wires and plugs with no help. Points looked good in this recently rebuilt distributor. Last to be changed was the condenser and it started right up to the delight of all.:wink-new::friendly_wink: