Well, the condenser is almost a year old, but there's only maybe 1500 miles on the car sense then. I guess I'll change it anyway, but it seems strange that it would need a condenser already. It was a brand new mallory condenser too, not just some auto parts store replacement. Ofcorse, it wouldn't be the first time I've gotten a new part that was bad, didn't work, or didn't last.

Good tips on fuel, but I know this problem isn't fuel related.

I don't know if I'd consider that point burning, just seemed odd that I saw wear in one of the sets already.

Today I got all new stainless steel screws and washers, and I took the mallory all apart. I can't find anything wrong with it, and I'm pretty good with these things. I can only think that maybe the nylon insulator going into the housing isn't insulating properly, but I looked at both halves with a magnifying glass and only found a small line in one, which is probably from the way it was made, not a crack. I replaced it anyway with one from an extra dist. but I didn't put it back in the car yet.