"Patrick Callaghan Jr." wrote: > I am back on my recurring rough idle, heisitaion problem. I had changed the > points & condenser about two weeks ago & the van ran great. Went up to > central Oregon & back. All of a sudden the cutting out, rough idle & > heisitaion came back. I really do not want to buy another set of points & > condenser. I checked & after 2 weeks there is already some sign of burning > on the points. Is this normal? If you look at some of my old posts you > will see I have replaced or tested almost everything. I am getting a little > discouraged here. Camping season is upon us & I am spending most of the > time working on my van instead of driving it. Any ideas? Would I get 2 bad > condensers in a row? Would installing a Pertronix help? > > Pat Callaghan > 82 Westy > Portland, OR. > http://www.users.qwest.net/~patcal Too much current may be flowing thru the points for some reason, perhaps a bad coil. I'm not sure if that system uses a resistor wire in the primary circuit to limit the current; might be worth investigating. I am not familiar with a "Pertronix", but if it is an electronic system, it sounds like a good idea. Mechanical points will always be troublesome eventually. Larry A. |
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