Skeleton Man wrote:

I did remove both of them from the circuit for testing..

And you get '0' on a diode test between any combination of pins ?

That's correct.

They're stuffed in that case.

Can you buy replacements ? (original or newer models)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transistor-2SC...QQcmdZViewItem



Would bad caps have caused them to fry ?

Maybe.

Graham