I had a bad original condenser that I got at a swap meet. Just for kicks I thought I'd cut it open and install a new capacitor. I just did it to see if it would work and intended to use it just long enough to test it. 5 years later, and it's still in my car. See my reply in #17 of this post link:
http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...ndenser+repair