Thanks Howard I appreciate that I will more so I will actually tomorrow get the condensers from probably the AutoZone cuz it's closer than Napa at this point especially closer from work and Napa is not.
So in the picture that I posted there's a wire running from the top of the points that runs down to the side where the condenser would Hook from you know outside the distributor can I just take that wire off and just leave it like that with no wire obviously I'll have to hook the condenser out to the top of points where it's supposed to be I just want to make sure I can just leave that that side post or whatever that is right there without having to take it out as long as the wire comes off

Okay thank you I will do that here's a picture of the inside of the distributor also the bracket that holds the coil has another bracket that holds the capacitor or condenser but here's that photo

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Okay so when I test it it goes from low to high fairly quick and then back to zero.

But as far as charging it with resistance or whatever I'm not exactly sure which setting I should use on my digital multimeter I will send the picture that as well so maybe you guys can tell and tell me which one it is lol kind of feel like an idiot for asking but I guess it is what it is..

I don't know if you kind of figured this out by now but I'm actually dealing with a no spark issue so I just replaced the plug wires the spark plugs are new and there's a couple of wires that I want to replace so they look a little broken crap it's actually the wire that goes from this condenser capacitor whatever it is to the side of the distributor

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Here are the two pictures that I have in the distributor are mostly the number on it

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Yeah so that thing that I was holding in my hand is a melroy I believe someone just said it was a capacitor it was on the side of the coil with a wire running down to the bottom of the distributor the coil itself or the original one's been taken out and replaced which I still have but and it definitely tests bad the one that was just in there that I just took out I think it tested good but I just went and bought a new one from AutoZone so I know it's good so I'll start with that. I mean I should be able to just get a condenser for it as long as it's 6 volts and yes my distributor is a Delco Remy.

Yeah I mean mines are now Roy too and it just says 36 on the bottom of it the only number on there what do you mean open it up like physically open up that piece and put a condenser in there or a modern one why not just put it on the side of the coil like this one was

Yeah sorry that I just assume everyone would be a Packard but no it's a 53 Packard cavalier

So I haven't got the new manual fuel pump for yet it's on order I got the starter back but that back in had it rebuilt so still no spark the plugs are new they're in good shape so what I'm thinking is coil condenser plug wires plug wires look still original so I'm going to replace all those which is what I'm working on right now but my question is does anybody know how to test a condenser and by the looks of the one I have right now it looks like the original one and I'll put a picture in I've seen a lot of different videos and stuff on testing coils and condensers but I wanted to ask you guys cuz well y'all are a bit of an expert on this kind of stuff especially on the Packers and I trust you all's opinion thank you I appreciate it.

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Yeah me too LOL but I'm working on it

So I ended up taking one of the fuel lines off it's a short when it comes from the tank to the electric fuel pump that was there now looking at the fuel line it doesn't look that bad it's tarnished but I don't think there's anything else like inside the thing so I wonder if it can just be cleaned and what would be a good way to clean it