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Originally Posted by Dbbc
While I am waiting for the parts. I have one more questions. What would be the symptom if the distributor condenser is not working properly? And still trying to figure out the coil issue.
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When the condenser is bad the engine will miss out, buck and backfire. In other words as has already been said, weak or poor or no spark.
Two tests can be made on the condenser:
Using a piece of wire touching the center or output of the condenser, charge up the condenser by touching the condenser's case to the positive side of the battery and the piece of wire to the negative battery terminal. Allow the condenser to charge for a few seconds, then quickly disconnect and lightly touch the wire to the condenser case. If you observe a spark as the wire gets right near the case, you may assume that the condenser is OK.
You can also check a condenser with a condenser tester to measure capacity. Capacitance should be 0.3 microfarads. Also, using an ohmmeter measure the resistance between the wire or center and the case which should not be less than say 5 million ohms