New weird issue

No there wasn't any clacking but when I took off from a dead start yesterday I heard a grinding and there was little to no take off power. When I got it started today it sounded fine and idled fine but when i came back out I heard it sputtering and then it died and would not start back.

i dont think its the oil pump gear then cuz if it was it wouldn't run at all cuz the dizzy gear runs off of it.

so i would check all your wires, get a spray bottle with some water in it, start it and let it run (at night so you can see) and spray them... if they have a crack in them you'll see sparks flying around...

also what ign are you running? by chance a petronixs with the ballast hooked up?