Classic condenser failure?
 

Did a 60 mile run visiting family Saturday. Cruising up the main road at around 50mph, I sensed a slights misfire. Further on I went to pass a tractor and it was slow to pick up. Long story short, it got progressively worse. The last 5 miles home we're at around 20mph and it would not respond to wide throttle opening.

Next morning it roared down the road.

Re: Classic condenser failure?
 

I had one fail on me and it just quit all together, no warning, no sputtering, just quit.

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Either that or the coil.

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Yep, exactly. I'd suggest you swap ONE piece at a time.

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"Next morning it roared down the road."


I believe he got her figured-out! DD

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Coil. Whwn they cool down, many times they work fine until they get hot again.
condensers generally just crap out. Period. My 2¢.

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Glad Skip did my coil. Good piece of mind if nothing else.

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Definitely coil. Works when cool; fails when hot. Condenser failure is instantaneous and does not come back.

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Exactly what happened to mine too!

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I beg to differ. Usually when a condenser fails, it is complete, IE a total fail.
Occasionally they fail "partially" and when that happens, the same symptoms of a failing coil occur.
I agree his issue is probably the coil but still advise one piece be swapped at a time.

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GUYS …...READ! Jembow is TRYING to 'learn' y'all something about the symptoms of a faulty CONDENSER. He didn't once ask opinions of what we thought was wrong! He made NO mention of a possible COIL problem! He had the car fixed and 'roaring down the road' the next morning! DD

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I don't read hos post that way. Hmmm???
The title to his thread was a question.
In his post, he said nothing about it being repaired, only that it roared down the road the next day.
A faulty coil, once cooled off, will be fine until it gets hot again. You know that. I sure do from a bad personal experience in bad part of town decades ago.
A guy tends to learn quickly when he's in a dangerous situation. But, I digress.

I'm guessing Jembow will weigh back in here. Now I'm especially curious :)
Hey Coop, there's a chicken dinner riding on this...

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I see no mention of him fixing anything. Most likely, the coil cooled down and started working again (which is typical). Had several not mentioned the coil, he would probably waste a lot of time chasing condensers when the problem was most likely the coil.

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Well, I like Popeye's! We'll see what Jembow says. Certainly wouldn't be the first time I wuz full of it! DD

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I did nothing, it worked next morning when it had cooled down. I have a replacement coil & condenser bought from one of the vendors - it is marked HAI, does that mean it's a Skip coil?

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NO cock-a-doodle for me tonight! DD


https://www.bing.com/th/id/OGC.e438a...CpnlwcNVs9s%3d

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I also like Popeye's... you can send a certificate :)

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HAI, means it is a skip coil that he rebuilt August,2019.

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Micheal, is there a code in those letters,
Cam followers you sent are fitted , thanks
Lawrie

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Thanks 35fordtn, the coil was bought from you via my friend Roger.