What should coil and ballast resistor voltage be?

1MeanA said

It doesn't have 2 hours on it. You think it would work or not. I checked the resistance at 1.4-1.5 ohm. I have a spare 4 post ballast. I'm also going to check the coil voltage in the start position next time I get a no start condition.

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I'm still dealing with this issue although I haven't been driving he car the last few weeks. I put in another known good coil. It wouldn't start (at least easily) when hot again. I checked the voltage across the coil and it was 5V/8V RUN/START. I should have tried applying 12V directly to the coil to see if it resolved the problem. Here are some more numbers from my testing. All engine bay wiring, distributor, ECU and ballast are new. I'm not sure what to check next.

12V to ballast - key in RUN - not running
6V out of ballast - key in RUN - not running (coil draws current to cause a voltage drop?)
10.5V to ballast cranking (is that an acceptable voltage drop? Does it point to firewall or steering column connector or column switch issues?)
5-6V across the coil in RUN - low
8-9V across the coil in START - low. If there is 10.5V to the ballast cranking why only 8-9V across the coil?
The battery is well over 12 volts with no charging and higher when running.