help me find an electrical gremlin, please

thanks for the quick replies and advice,

67dart273, I m slow and dont understand. the dif between the run and start circuit. when it has died in the past, I've had my wife or son turn the key while I checked for spark coming from the coil. Sometimes its there sometimes its not. How is that anything different from what you are telling me to try...sorry just confused

Badsport, not sure I understand how it could be the pick up coil on the dizzy...if I'm having problem getting spark from the coil wire.