starkweatherr,
Sheesh...do I get an A for effort!
If it weren't for flaws I would have no life at all.

Stuart
No big deal. 4onthefloor gave me my comeuppance later on. Somehow I forgot that the current normally flows through the coil. It doesn't just get dumped on it when the rotor mates up with one of the plug wire terminals.
Once again, this is information that isn't going to do many stovebolters any good.
Glad someone mentioned a faulty spark plug. I never would have thought of that.