Not Getting 12 Volts at Coil

bobscuda67 said

Try taking the distributer out, spin it by hand with the ign. switch in the run posistion. With a spark plug taken out and grounded, you should be able to see if the spark is hotter. Do not do this with a bunch of fuel in the cylinders as it might blow apart your muffler.
My car had a similar problem. It turned out to be a rebuilt starter that had a short in it. It was draining the ign. system of voltage when I turned the car over.

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Bob, I pulled the distributor and plugged the pickup coil back in. As you said I pulled the #1 plug out and put it back in the sparkplug wire. After grounding it and the car in RUN, I had an assistant spin the dizzy rotor as fast as he could. NO SPARK. I did hear clicking as the rotor was being spun. What was the clicking noise?

So I ordered a new pickup coil wire. It will come in in two days. Tomorrow my new ECU and a new ballast come in. (Remember my current ECU and ballast are new.)

My starter has not been rebuilt. How did you find out your rebuilt starter was the cause of your problem? How do I test mine for a short?

Thanks for your suggestions. All help is welcomed.