Point gap
Thanks for your support bud!
I’m not giving up on it it will be a nice ride
OK here is "next." You need a a multimeter and a 12V test lamp. Remove dist cap and bump engine so points are CLOSED, on flat of dist. cam. Turn key to "run" and measure voltage at coil+ It should be about between 6--10V or so, but not higher. If it measures 12V then the points are not making contact or are not closed. Now measure coil NEG. Voltage should be very low, not more than 1V at most. If more it shows points are not closed or are not making contact
Now (turn key off) and bump engine so points are on high point of cam. Now measure coil+ voltage, it should be higher, "same as battery" or about 12--12.6V If it is still low, "you screwed up" hooking up the points/ condenser/ dist primary wire, and something in the dist. is shorted to ground.
If you get NO voltage at the coil + then you have likely burned out the ballast resistor. Probe up there and see if anything is "hot" with the key "in run."
If tests above seem OK, "rig" a test gap out of the coil tower like a plug and jack it up so you can see it while operating the key. Crank the engine USING THE KEY. You should get a nice hot blue snappy spark, at least 3/8" long and more often about 1/2" long
