I'll check the resistance. The distributor is new. Its the second one as I thought the other one was defective. I'm not sure where the starter bypass wire is. Is it one that is hooked to the starter on the positive side with the big cable? I'll check it out tomorrow. Believe me this has been on going and driving me and the wife nuts. Any other ideas? I did go to the battery direct and nothing. Thats whats weird. Even hot wiring it didn't work. Thanks everyone.