Hei conversion troubleshooting

Unhooking the alternator field will kill it's output, and IF it was inducing some type of ripple or spike due to a faulty diode or "other" problem, that will instantly tell you

That's a great lookin setup. Too bad you cannot get it to work.

HOWEVER I would still be for checking rotor phase. Actually CHECK it. You have likely searched by now, all you need is an old cap and cut an opening so you can see the no1 rotor contact, and of course your timing light

I must admit, this is one for the books.