The little cylinder is above the coil right? It is in my car anyway, that is the condenser. The ballast resistor is the 2-3 inch long white square shaped device that sits below the coil that has 2 connections. Condensers are really just a capacitor, they should be cheap as chip. How is work on the L28 turbo going by the way?
Bob - ignition condenser on points systems (only) is invariably attached to the side of the distributor and its connection lead attached to the points. More likely David's device (and yours) is the ignition noise suppressor (which is also a capacitor) and disconnecting it altogether will have no effect on performance other than a potential increase in radio interference. If the lead is suspect, just disconnect it from the coil and see if that fixes the matter.
David - since the problem seems to get worse with increase in under-bonnet temps, another thing to look at is plug leads (not sure whether you 've done that from your post). Easist way to check leads is to put the car in a dark garage (at night), get everything warmed up to operating temps with the bonnet closed and then 'look' at the engine bay (bonnet now open, of course) with the engine running...you'll soon see any suspect leads (important that it's as dark as possible and your eyes become acclimatised...give it a few minutes).
Also check all your electrical connections, distributor cap posts, etc for corrosion.
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