So tonight I figured something out.

I was not getting power to the ignition coil, or so I thought. Well actually I'm not. With both the + and - cables properly attached to the battery I get no power to the ignition coil + terminal.

I pulled the negative cable from the battery and wouldn't you know. Now I have power at the coil of approximately 12.8 volts.

Now, here's a question. The Hot-Spark kit that replaced the points and condenser left me with a wire that was attached to the points and condenser. Is this wire no longer necessary? This wire runs to the factory ignition box under the battery. Now its left on its own without a place to plug into.

I'm totally baffled here.

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