No start issue Im a little frustrated

Well, I am trying to start the 66. Finally.

It wont start due to a very weak spark at the plugs. I am talking pitifully weak. :???:

So, a friend has one of the ancient mopar service department electronic ignition system testers - we plugged it in.

Its telling me the following after running their tests:

ignition box is okay
coil is okay - shoots a hellatious spark out of the thing.
pickup is okay, checked the air gap too its at .008"

It says there is a problem in the primary wiring. Hmm. Using their flow chart it indicates problems with primary wiring, the ballast resistor, or the coil.

Okay - I checked the ballast with an ohm meter and it reads about 1.5 ohms, should be fine. This system is using a single ballast BTW.

I checked all the connections from the ignition switch for continuity to their respective end connections at the relay, ballast resistor etc, all check fine. So its not a bulkhead or wiring issue.

Installed a new ignition switch for the heck of it, because I thought it'd be fun (not).

That leaves the coil - But I already did their test and it throws a heck of an arc when energized.

I am stumped - Thoughts appreciated - My next guess will be to try a new coil ?

Either that or retrench to a point distributor to get it running temporarily. :angry6:

Help !