Re: condenser
Back in the mid '80's, Prestolite had a batch of imported condensers that caused all kinds of problems. The symptoms sounded just like a dirty carburetor. The motor would start and idle fine, but when you went to accelerate, it would bog down. The motor still ran smooth, no misfiring or anything, just no power. I replaced a lot of condensers back then. They didn't do it when new, just after they had been in service for a while.<br /><br />Also, like Robby posted, I was left stranded on the side of a rural road when the condenser failed on my '79 Harley Sportster. It was a few miles after filling up at an old gas station and I was thinking I had water in the fuel. The motor started and idled, but backfired, bucked, snorted, and ran terribly if you gave it throttle. Long story short, good samartans and luckily a nearby motorcycle shop in a barn helped me out, though it took a while to find out it was the condenser.