Any ignition condenser (the type that is inside the old fashioned
point/condenser distributor - remember those?) will do this job. Just go to
NAPA and ask for an ignition capacitor for your 1965 Imperial, and install
it from a solid clean bright metal mounting point, with the center
connection to the + side of the coil. Keep the leads short.
Another reason for this noise, by the way, if the car has ever been
repainted, is that the grounding clip from the near the hood hinge has been
removed and not re-installed. You can picture the body man looking at this
strange looking alligator toothed springy thingy, and saying "what the heck
is this thing for" and throwing it away. There was a reason that was on the
car, and the reason is that if you don't ground the hood, it re-radiates the
electrical ignition noise right into your radio antenna.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: <Imperialcrown65@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:48 AM
Subject: IML: Capacitor--noise suppression (1965 Crown)
> Hello all,
>
> I'm having trouble with ignition/radio interference. The FSM shows a noise
suppression capacitor attached to the positive side of the coil. Mine, of
course, is gone with the wind. Does anyone know of a source/workaround for
replacing this capacitor?
>
> Mark Harris
> '65 Crown Four-Door
> New Orleans
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