I probably wasn't very clear. At the very beginning when I first tried to start the engine, a fuse kept blowing. This fuse was from the starter to the ignition. It was suggested I change the wiring on my alternator so that the charge wire went directly to the battery +. I did that and tried to restart and the fuse was now holding, so rewiring helped that issue. I'm thinking when the fuse was blowing I may have shorted out the condenser, but didn't consider that option at that time because the voltage on the ballast resister was low. Yesterday, I was planning to start from scratch and reset top dead center, line up the BB on the flywheel, line up the rotor with the #1 spark plug, verify firing order,... But it was suggested I first swap out the condenser to verify it was working. I installed a new condenser and it fired up. I was just saying that yesterday after installing the new condenser, I put the cap back on and forgot the rotor at that time. I heard it fall off the fender when cranking and got it installed.
