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In Philcos the block caps were all paper type and I've seen them as big as 4uF IIRC. Some other makes used as big as 8uF papers (and probably bigger). You can replace them with lytics provided you get the polarity right...You can also get film caps the same value (sometimes even in the same part series/family as the ones you use for more normal paper cap values) in those values. Dieseljeeps method is valid and economical...Though smaller film caps make restuffing the originals easier if you choose that path.
Be careful of the exact wiring of the originals. There was practically no standardization then...You can encounter weird things like say 3 caps with a common lead in a can with 3 terminals where the common lead is connected to one terminal and one of the non-common ends of a cap ties to the can body and the polarity (if you choose to go the lytic route) is not obvious.
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