<VV> radio noise

[Larry Forman]

I forgot to mention that the braided straps bridging the body to the engine 
surrounds is a radio noise suppression for reduction of ignition 
noise.  They keep the top of the engine sheet metal from becoming a large 
flat antenna and radiating the electrical noise to radio antennas.
Larry

At 12:34 PM 8/26/2005 -1100, Larry Forman wrote:
>Hi Dorai,
>Some more helpful information might be:
>
>   Now pull the radio antenna plug ouf of the back of the radio.  If the 
> noise goes down a LOT or becomes faint or non-existent, then the noise is 
> being radiated into the antenna and fed to the radio through the antenna 
> lead.  Typical solutions are to replace any faulty condensors, and there sh!
>ould be one on the positive lead of the ignition coil as well as at the 
>points, replacing old or faulty spark plug wires, cap or rotor, or 
>shielding the ignition components.
>
>Larry