Thanks again guys. "Atom," that's the electronic gizmo at the top of the distributor itself. Don't know any name for it other than *module.*
"Wrench" it's a later-70s 250 cubic, don't know the liter conversion. Guess I'm going to have to try and find a shop manual on this beast!
"Joe" MANY thanks for the reassurance! It starts right up, runs for a bit, and then starts to starve out and dies. Going to try your idea of looking at the fuel feed in progress; I'll use an old tractor sed bowl I have onhand. All the wires are new but what switches should I look at besides the ignition? Thanks again!