Dream Condenser Re-loaction

[brewsky]

Is there some reason the condenser is located so far away from the coil or points......and requiring engine removal to change??

Looks to me like it would be so much simpler to place it under the points cover, or near the coil under the side cover?

I've cussed at some 2 strokes with the points/condenser behind the flywheel, but this design takes the cake!

[Eljeef]

I took a long 8 (or is it 9mm) box wrench, heated it up with a torch and bent two 90 degree angles so that one end now points the same direction as the other. It's best to get a good wrench with a thin profile on the box end because there is very little room between the nut and whatever it's up against. I can now change my condenser without removing the engine. It's a little tedious but considering the alternative... :)

[brewsky]

I tried something similar, but with a phillips bit in a small box end.

Mine is secured with 2 cross screws (parts diag says 5x12).

Finally gave up and mounted the new one on the cam chain adjuster, but it doesn't look very good there.

[Eljeef]

Hmmmm. Mine doesn't have screws, it has nuts or bolts (can't remember at the moment) but definitely no screws. My parts manual shows the philips screws that you mention, I wonder if somebody changed what was in there or if that is what my bike was built with?

[brewsky]

My guess is the PO tried to change it once, and that was enough to use bolts to re-install it.