help, car won't start
Ok so I tried the jump wire to te coil and it started right up, so does that
Mean my coil is going bad?
I took the wire off and still ran turned the car off and it kept starting fine after that, started faster than it ever has when I hooked up that jump wire
No it means you "were lucky" that it fired and you have not fixed the problem
You need to do a few tests.
As above, checking the reluctor gap is always a good plan O'Reallys should have brass feeler gauges
A very common problem area in these cars nowadays is the bulkhead connector, or other wiring problems causing a voltage drop to your ignition system
SO
Hook one probe of your meter to battery + (battery stud on the starter relay). Hook the other probe to the voltage regulator IGN terminal, which is the push - on terminal of the regulator
Turn the key to RUN, engine off. You are hoping for a very low reading, not over .3v (three tenths of a volt) Lower readings are better, higher readings show you have a voltage drop problem
Your top suspects are the bulkhead connector, the connector at the ignition switch, the switch itself, and in more rare cases, the ammeter and it's connections, or the welded "in harness" splice
Wiggle the bulkhead connector and see if this voltage improves or gets worse.
NEXT
Hook one probe to the coil+ terminal, and the other leave on the starter relay battery stud. Crank the engine USING THE KEY and while the engine is cranking, take a reading. You again are hoping for a very low reading, the lower the better. Over .4V means you have a harness drop problem.
Next move the probe hooked to the battery stud to ground on the block. Leave the other hooked to coil+ Again crank the car and take a reading while the engine is cranking. You should see AT LEAST 10.5 V and in no case below 10V.
Read this article which points out the whats and whys of the bulkhead connector problem, as well as a simplified diagram of the major battery/ charging feed:
http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml
Also, DO you have a shop manual? You can download several for free right here:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=132309&highlight=manual%2C+download
You have to scroll around in there because some of the top links are broken and have been fixed later on.
Also there are variously useful diagrams at MyMopar:
http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=31
I'm assuming your are working on a 67 Barracuda?
http://www.mymopar.com/downloads/1967/67BarracudaA.jpg
http://www.mymopar.com/downloads/1967/67BarracudaB.jpg