[G.M.]

"Checking Condeners" You need an analog ohmmeter, the kind with
a swing needle. Set it to low ohms scale and touch either probe to
the body and the other probe to the lead. Every time you reverse
the positions of the probes the meter should jump up to at least a
third the way up on the scale and slowly drop back to zero. You can
adjust how far the needle moves by changing the ohm range. There
should be NO reading at all when both leads are connected, if you get
a reading there is an internal short even cold. If the needle jumps up and returns to zero the condenser will work when the engine and distributor
are cold, almost all will pass this test. Now you need to heat the case
of the condenser to close to 200 degrees. Use a heat gun or some heat
source to heat it up. 200 is where if you have tuff fingers you can pick
it up between two fingers for about a second. Office worker will just
about be able to touch it. When hot do the ohmmeter test again and
the needle will act the same as the cold test if it is good. G.M.