[Maple Cabin]

Originally Posted by NCDiesel

That last one bothers me. I thought I should get infinite/no read between a terminal and the block. I checked my 123 and sure enough the ground measurement starts about 5.7 but then climbs fairly quickly to open/no read.


What do you folks think?

The reading on the 123 was (one) the points are open and (two) the meter was charging the condenser. (capacitor) once charged will open.

I had the bolt that held condenser come loose (no or poor ground) and did the same thing. Another test is short the condenser to its case and put the ohmmeter across the lead (+) and case(-) of the condenser and it should move from lo to hi values. If shows open or shorted both are bad. Replace condenser. If the meter has a capacitor setting use that and it will give you the capacitance value once charged.