Throwing my hands up on this ignition!

Unfortunately ignition testing requires test equipment the average person can’t afford. I hate to say it, but there’s no other way to do it other than throwing money and parts at it.
That is what I tried to say above. I threw gambles and guesses and dollars at that Valiant for a long time before i finally found the root problem. A good volt meter showed me what a basic test amp could not.