Electrical Issue After Trying Rev Counter

[oliver90owner]

Hello all, jut a quick note to say it's sorted. It was the condenser as I suspected.

Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Glad it’s sorted. When exactly did you suspect the condenser?

[les]

We can all often miss the simple things !

[mjh1]

Hi Oliver90owner,
I suspected it was the condenser after I'd tried known good components and the condenser was the only thing I did not have a spare of.
A quick order from Minispares and it was running again in moments, along with the rev counter working too

[myoldjalopy]

Phew! Glad its sorted....and a nice easy fix too - we like them!

[oliver90owner]

I suspected it was the condenser after I'd tried known good components and the condenser was the only thing I did not have a spare of.

Most certainly not the impression I got when (carefully) reading your initial post. That’s all.

[mjh1]

Hi oliver90owner,
granted it wasn't what I suspected initially but with all the help I had on here and a stock of known good items (coil, distributor cap and leads) to perform the recommended tests, it had to be the condenser.
I think you may have read my message like I thought that all along which is certainly not the case.

[myoldjalopy]

Old hands on this forum will be glad to know that it wasn't the coil!

[svenedin]

Old hands on this forum will be glad to know that it wasn't the coil!

It is never the coil except when it is

[geoberni]

Old hands on this forum will be glad to know that it wasn't the coil!

It is never the coil except when it is

Correct.... This caused me 2 recoveries home as it was intermittent...

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[myoldjalopy]

I think the saying "It's never the coil" refers to an earlier era. The idea was that a 'vintage coil' would last 'for ever', but that many more modern ones were less reliable. The coil currently in my car has a look of the 70's/80's to me. My spare, which is a known good one, is even earlier - possibly the original from 1955!