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I've just about settled on the NAPA/Echlin condenser AL-869 as universal for all 6-volt cars. Get two (one for the glove box). For NAPA points, CS-17 for AutoLite, CS-77 for Delco distributors.

The Go has recovered.

I changed out the condenser (capacitor) inside the distributer.

The screw that comes with the new condenser is slightly smaller than the screw in my distributor. Maybe metric. After you hit the hole it just strips out.

This little screw is intentionally short and the vacuum advance is in the way and hard to see especially after dark.

In general it is a PITA to get back in but only takes ten seconds to remove.

I used a NAPA AL869 condenser; they were out of stock for the CS77 points.

The car seems to start quicker and seems a little peppier.

So I drove it to work today.

Jim

Congrats on solving the mystery. I shudder at the thought of my 2014 having a problem like that...is it one of several components, or is it one of several sensors that is not sensing, or a computer that is misinterpreting what a sensor is sensing.