So it has points? I read that the distributor has a "new pick up gapped at .08" and it DOESNT have electronic ignition? Bingo, you got the wrong distributor! Did I read that correctly? The electronic distributor cannot fire the coil without the ECU (thats a Pertronix modification feature) . If you got a points distributor, just put a 12V test lamp across power and the disconnected coil - lead. The test lamp will pulse on with the points closing to ground. The coil fires when the distributor pulls the negative connection OFF the coil negative terminal. here is a pretty good POINTS style diagnostic aid ripped from a jeep site:
STOP with the GUESSING and throwing parts at it!
Do some diagnostic work...
FIRST OFF,
Get yourself a $6 test light
(or make one with soldering iron and 12 volt dash light bulb).
Get the kind that has a BULB, not LEDs to tell you what's going on.
Connect the 'Alligator Clip' connection of the test light to the battery NEGATIVE.
Probe the battery POSITIVE to see what a 'Bright' light looks like,
And to confirm the test light is working.
Now, disconnect the coil connector from the ignition coil.
Turn the ignition switch to 'RUN' position.
Probe the POSITIVE wire terminal You should get a 'Dim' light,
(Ignition current moving through ignition resistor wire)
Then have someone crank the engine like you are trying to start it,
And observe the test light,
It should be BRIGHT while cranking, DIM while key is in the 'RUN' position.
If you have ANYTHING other than this, your problem is probably in wiring BEFORE the ignition,
Fuse, Switch, Tach, Wiring, ect.
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SECOND,
Switch the 'Alligator Clip' on the test light to the BATTERY POSITIVE terminal.
Probe the NEGATIVE terminal to see a 'Bright' light and test your connection.
Now,
Probe the Ignition Coil Connection NEGATIVE terminal.
When you have someone CRANK the engine, you should see the light 'FLASH' during cranking, you have a problem...
If you don't have the 'FLASH', that means there is a problem with the MODULE, DISTRIBUTOR, Or The ENGINE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THOSE COMPONENTS.
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