The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Discontinuing search for .33 micro-farad capacitors.

42guy · 04-02-2020, 05:54 PM

About 15 yrs. ago, I moved the condenser up to the coil on my 42. I was told that the mfd. would be less at the points due to the increaseng of the coil to dist. wire. Checked with Std. Ignition as to what the microfarads was. They stated they were 0.33. and due to increased length of wire would drop about .02 to-0.03.
Anyway it has worked for me as replacing a cond. on the road is no fun.
If Oldford is looking at this, he can say if he has had problems as he followed
what I did. He drives a lot more than me.
The condenser is Std. Blue streak AL111X and the ones I have were made in USA. I believe they were used on early 80's Mopars.

04-02-2020, 05:54 PM	#24
42guy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 289	Re: Discontinuing search for .33 micro-farad capacitors. About 15 yrs. ago, I moved the condenser up to the coil on my 42. I was told that the mfd. would be less at the points due to the increaseng of the coil to dist. wire. Checked with Std. Ignition as to what the microfarads was. They stated they were 0.33. and due to increased length of wire would drop about .02 to-0.03. Anyway it has worked for me as replacing a cond. on the road is no fun. If Oldford is looking at this, he can say if he has had problems as he followed what I did. He drives a lot more than me. The condenser is Std. Blue streak AL111X and the ones I have were made in USA. I believe they were used on early 80's Mopars.