Need help with my 440 problems. (new to BB)

All the advice given above is good. Personally I would do the compression check and then start with the electrical part. Why doesn't car run unless ignition is hooked direct to battery? You may find that thru voltage drops etc that the ignition isn't getting enough power to function as it should, even going direct to battery. But that's just my thoughts. However you go about it, I would get a notebook to track what I've done and set a path and stick to it. A lot of people bounce from one thing to another. There are a lot of people here more than willing to help, but it makes things very hard to follow thru posts when things are getting bounced from one thing to another. Again this is just how I would go about it. Good luck and enjoy it.