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Old 06-03-2025, 06:53 PM   #1
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Is the fiber washer neccessary when replacing the condenser?
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Old 06-03-2025, 07:04 PM   #2
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How much would the factory save if they didn't use the fiber washer in the millions of cars they made?
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discussion here......

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...2502&showall=1

I think the answer is "yes".
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Old 06-03-2025, 09:03 PM   #4
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My repro cable went bad, I want the skinny screw in ignition cable and it's out of stock, so I just took a piece of wire and put a terminal end on it and screwed it to the condensor. I lost the screw and washer in the process, and now I have an allen screw holding it on with no washer. The allen SHCS makes it super easy to install and I've had no problems. You can get away without it.
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It's to prevent flash over of high tension voltage. Now days folks use DC4 silicon grease or equivalent to coat stuff for spark flash over prevention.
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Old 06-06-2025, 07:16 AM   #6
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I have never used the fiber washer being discussed, and I never had an issue because of not using it. Moreover, I do not see it listed in the July1, 1931 Parts Price List.
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