Thanks Edski and Chris,
Well, changed out the condenser this morning. Cleaned the points, which looked next to new.
Started and idled very well. Checked the timing (although with the choke on) and it seemed to be right on. Let it run for a few minutes, then slowly applied the gas to hold it around (a guess here) 1800 rpm. At steady (i.e; holding 1/2 inch of pedal and not increasing) throttle, after about 30 seconds, it died. It's like someone reaches in and turns off the ignition switch when this happens. Same as before.
So, that leaves the coil, ballast resistor, and points, all of which I will have to go and purchase. And all of which are less than a year old on a truck that has probably driven less than ten miles since I bought it last year.
Should I revert to an internally resisted coil and take the resistor out of the equation?
Looks like I am done for the day, though. Family to see to.
Thoughts are appreciated,
Jim
