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Subject: [Healeys] Ignition condenser fault
From: pajtamuvek at gmail.com (Austin Healey)
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:08:55 +0200
References: <CA+QDXmAQ_aiKFG9a_mNFCBf39XvkN1nT_qqKZ83H=AX0Qhrekg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFBXTkJLsVQ9P7tWSh9f9P8Zp=wJksWuudQaxC8BmX=aio-j3w@mail.gmail.com> <8CE4B9FDFA9B80F-140C-5C701@webmail-d158.sysops.aol.com>
You got it Bill. I will putthe original condenser in my car and give it a
try.

Gergo

2011/9/28 <wilkmanracing at aol.com>

>  When I worked for a foreign car repair shop in the 1960s, the most
> respected mechanic there had a policy of never changing a condenser.  It was
> his belief that if a condenser was still in good working condition, there
> was no reason to change it.  Given the dicey situation regarding
> reproduction parts, this advise may be doubly wise.
>
> Bill Wilkman
> BT7 and AN5
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> To: Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com>; Healey List <
> healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 3:39 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ignition condenser fault
>
>  Gergo -
>
> Aside from improper gaps, this is a somewhat abnormal yet painfully
> normal situation with contacts and condensors.  There were times that
> I burned through condensors just like you back in the 1980s and 1990s
> before I finally changed my religion about contacts...  Just another
> good reason to go with Pertonix.
>
> Ok... FLAME AWAY!!!
>
> Alan
>
> On 9/27/11, Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > My BN4 ate 2 new condensers during 360 miles. Bad quality items, or
> > something faulty in the ignition system?
> >
> > Gergo
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