During the condenser study I was asked by a few people on this forum and on others to which I belong "aren't some of these old Delco-Remy units still ok?" The most honest answer is "possibly but I would not depend on any of them." Here are two I saved and didn't cut open. One was a condenser I had been using before buying Tom Langdon's mini-hei unit. I didn't realize it had problems, but testing showed it jumping randomly between .001 and 2uF and only hitting any number close to .22uF occasionally. A connection breaking down and a good way to fry a set of points and maybe a coil at the same time. The other is brand new, made in USA and never used, hiding in my tool box. A Standard Products part. I would have bought it at Western Auto, and that would have been in the early 1990s based on the price tag. The meter ranged from .000 to .001. A completely open circuit in there...meaning it had dried out.
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
