Jerry, thanks for bailing me out. I was too lazy to go out in the dark and look at my distributor. Since Etek was getting 0 ohms when the points were closed, my idea was eliminated. At least we are getting to the root of the problem.
One other thing I thought of was the point dwell, which should be between 32-36 degrees. This is just to verify correct point gap. Just to check things, hold the high voltage coil wire 3/8" to 1/2" from the block and crank the engine, making sure that the coil is putting out a good spark. Then put the coil wire back in the cap and pull each individual plug wire while cranking, verifying that each plug is getting a good spark.
Last edited by Racecarl; 12/09/2011 6:06 AM.
