Originally Posted by TJP
Originally Posted by mickm

Yes, mine is an original, rebuilt it a few years ago. Was working well until the strap for the condenser rubbed through the insulation and was shorting against the distributor wall! I may just have an another bad condenser in there, so trying to figure that out


Likely caused by the vacuum advance plate moving if you had it hooked up. Had an electronic that broke one of the pickup wires internally years ago. It was a fun one to find wink beer


Yep, exactly what it was! Mine was very easy to find, as a friend said “looks like the condenser strap is rubbing against the distributor.”

laugh