Little barrel doo-hickey on the stock coil

[Sitting Bull]

There is a little barrel thing-a-ma-jig mounted to the side of the coil. It's about 1" long, .5" or so diameter, with one wire going into it. Anybody know what this thing is? And where I can get a replacement (the wire came out of the hole).

Thanks!

[timmirvin]

My understanding is that it lessens noise for the radio. Not sure if it is a resistor or a capacitor.

My parts stores did not list it for my '88 GW. So we got out the book and found one that looked like it and I use it.

While it was off my vehicle, I did not notice any change from when it was hooked up. I pulled my wire out accidently when checking the coil.....

My 2 cents.....

[Matthew W. Woodruff]

It's a condensor/capacitor. My understanding is that it reduces radio-frequency interference (i.e., helps your radio reception). Any auto parts store should have a replacement.

[timmirvin]

Do we need to worry about this condensor/capacitor for the TFI upgrade??????

[BIGYELLOW78J10]

Mostly, the capacitor is important for AM and CB reception, afaik.

So run without it. If your radio sucks, replace it. Radio Shack should hook you up.

later,

Daniel

[Sitting Bull]

Thanks all...wasn't too sure if it was necessary. It will be quite a while until I'm worried about the radio reception! Looks like I'll be running without one for a while :D