Saving Old Seagulls

Thanks for the input Journeyman Dave, appreciated! Yes, your "warning" about more Seagulls is timely... I'm now the proud owner of 4, and 1 actually works!
Before I go off the deep end with coil purchases I need to check all the bits and pieces. There is a condensor too, how do I test this?
Cheers!

First post here, new owner of an old Seagull, please excuse if I'm breaking protocol or whatever... It seems my Villiers coil is kaput as there is an open circuit between the HV side and earth. I'm not a purist, I'm happy to have anything in there that will work. Can anyone point me in the right way ...