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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 06-06-2005, 06:30 AM

I had a similar gripe on my '68 292 L6. It turned out the condenser had burned out. I had replaced everything else. The condenser was a fancy Mallory unit from the hot rod shop, so naturally it must last longer than the stock ones, since it cost twice as much.(!?) I'll be shifting to Pertronix Ignitor II once I get the new 500 CFM Edelbrock AFB dialed in.
In the old days, you could keep a spare set of points, condenser and rotor in your glovebox, and if you got stranded in the desert, you could still pull a rough tune up enough to get you home. I'll miss that.

06-06-2005, 06:30 AM	#11
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,628	I had a similar gripe on my '68 292 L6. It turned out the condenser had burned out. I had replaced everything else. The condenser was a fancy Mallory unit from the hot rod shop, so naturally it must last longer than the stock ones, since it cost twice as much.(!?) I'll be shifting to Pertronix Ignitor II once I get the new 500 CFM Edelbrock AFB dialed in. In the old days, you could keep a spare set of points, condenser and rotor in your glovebox, and if you got stranded in the desert, you could still pull a rough tune up enough to get you home. I'll miss that. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.