belyle Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 While I had the engine compartment all torn up yesterday while working on my Brat, I found this on the ground. I am 100% certain that I did not disconnect it, and had never seen it before. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Its a condenser. It should be conected to the distibutor. Deffinately put it back on cos you won't go far without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 It should connect across the distributor points. The body bit connects to your car's body (earth) and the wire to the side of your points that go to the ignition coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belyle Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hmm, I didn't remove it. I just found it underneath my car after working on it. The car started and seems to run just fine. I thought it looked like a condenser to me. Maybe it was dropped by a previous owner and never found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 If you have a points disty and no condenser, your points will burn up pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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