no, just check it with battery off [avoid putting current thru the ohmeter], key on [to complete circuit]
what happens is stomping makes the contact to that side terminal live so that full battery power goes to the coil via the key switch, bypassing the ign resistor - with the key on, the circuit should be complete from the lug to the coil
without a helper, you can prop the meter up so you can see it from inside, hook it [volts or current function] between coil and ground, so you can tell if there's power to the coil when cranking
seperately, with everything hooked up and the key on, you should be able to see spark at the points if you manually open and close them, tells if the coil is working via the normal resistor circuit
and yes, do check out that pass thru connector on the distributor, they can cause problems
Bill
