If there is no spark at the points when you open them, the condenser is doing exactly what it was designed to do- - - - -shunt the current to ground to prevent arcing and burning of the points while they're getting far enough open so the induced voltage in the primary circuit can't jump the gap. The place you need to be looking for a spark is at the big center terminal of the coil that is supposed to fire the spark plugs. A spark at the points is the very last thing you want to see.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!