Who else has a condenser attached to their coil?

[moparbud66]

This is referencing a previous post of mine "spark seems weak". I have worked on other parts of the car for awhile but now am back to the weak spark issue. Even though my distributor was never used, it was 30+ years old so I have just replaced the reluctor and pickup and it seemed to help. On a Chrysler that I just parted out, I noticed that the coil had a condenser attached to it. Going through some old pictures of cars I owned, in an underhood shot, I noticed there was also one on a '73 Cuda (attached to one half of the ballast resistor) 440 with electronic ignition. Could a condenser be my missing link. I have many wiring diagrams of Chrysler ignition systems and none show this condenser. Anyone else have one on theirs? Thanks.

 

[WP29440SE]

the condenser is inside a points distributor. i think what you are seeing is the radio noise suppressor. a pic would help.

 

[moparbud66]

Thanks, maybe that's it and why it's not in any diagram.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I gotta fart.

 

[Dako]

quote=rustyratrod;909848458]i gotta fart.[/quote] :methane:


LOL! :laughing4:[ :rolling: :laughing6: :toothy12:

 

[Meep-Meep]

Yeah, the condenser off the coil primary is for radio noise suppression. It acts like a filter in a DC power supply. You don't need to add it to make your ignition work, and if it's shorted your ignition won't work.