To Bartamos: here is how we have it wired now just to get it to run. The old wiring harness is removed, no new one yet.
+ from battery to + on starter, - on battery to - on starter, husband added a household electric switch (so we can turn it off quickly) one wire to + on starter and other wire to one of the hookups on ballast resistor, + on coil going to other hookup on ballast resistor, - on coil to distributor.
