The Ford Barn

Dameon Hubbard · 03-28-2024, 09:58 PM

Okay you Yoda like wise peoples. The third coil has now been put in my coupe. The first coil when dated 2009 (reconditioned by Skip) died not long after arriving in Australia. The replacement dated 2019 (reconditioned by Skip) died after two weeks (could I be doubly unlucky?). New coil (reconditioned by skip) with 1 year warrantee now fitted.

The distributor has been completely re done.

So I set about testing everything in every way with a multi meter. No shorts anywhere. 6.4v out of the 6v (brand new) battery to the brand new ballast resistor. 3.3v going into the coil points open and when the points come together 6.31v to the coil.

Oddly the condenser had a 1mm hole drilled into the brass insulated centre and a 1mm copper wire inserted from the and soldered to the outer case???? I removed this.

Makes the condenser insulation pointless?

Anywho, I have a replacement condenser in the post arriving within a week.

With the old condenser fitted (removed dodgy bit) the car started as soon as I touched the starter button but now there is a pulse in the engine revs at idle. This wasn't there before.

Will a buggerd condenser cause this?

Beautiful big spark the plugs.

Dameon.

03-28-2024, 09:58 PM	#1
Dameon Hubbard Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 65	1937 coupe condenser - engine pulse Okay you Yoda like wise peoples. The third coil has now been put in my coupe. The first coil when dated 2009 (reconditioned by Skip) died not long after arriving in Australia. The replacement dated 2019 (reconditioned by Skip) died after two weeks (could I be doubly unlucky?). New coil (reconditioned by skip) with 1 year warrantee now fitted. The distributor has been completely re done. So I set about testing everything in every way with a multi meter. No shorts anywhere. 6.4v out of the 6v (brand new) battery to the brand new ballast resistor. 3.3v going into the coil points open and when the points come together 6.31v to the coil. Oddly the condenser had a 1mm hole drilled into the brass insulated centre and a 1mm copper wire inserted from the and soldered to the outer case???? I removed this. Makes the condenser insulation pointless? Anywho, I have a replacement condenser in the post arriving within a week. With the old condenser fitted (removed dodgy bit) the car started as soon as I touched the starter button but now there is a pulse in the engine revs at idle. This wasn't there before. Will a buggerd condenser cause this? Beautiful big spark the plugs. Dameon.