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nkaminar · 06-28-2025, 05:29 PM

Lenny, I just got back from an attempted trip of approximately 100 miles. I made it about 15 miles. The car was running really rough. I traced the fault to really burned points, so burned that they could not be filed. I suspect that the condensor failed to cause the points to fail. After replacing the points and condensor with new ones that I carry in the car, it ran great on the way home. I aborted the trip because it was getting late, the temperature was in the 100's, and I think the humidity was up close to 100% too. And black clouds were gathering.

This happened without warning. One day it was running great and the next day really badly.

06-28-2025, 05:29 PM	#19
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,851	Re: Advice Lenny, I just got back from an attempted trip of approximately 100 miles. I made it about 15 miles. The car was running really rough. I traced the fault to really burned points, so burned that they could not be filed. I suspect that the condensor failed to cause the points to fail. After replacing the points and condensor with new ones that I carry in the car, it ran great on the way home. I aborted the trip because it was getting late, the temperature was in the 100's, and I think the humidity was up close to 100% too. And black clouds were gathering. This happened without warning. One day it was running great and the next day really badly. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.