Well, My Demon Died On Me Yesterday

Resistance is what you're looking for in the magnetic pick up, and on n off continuity with points. Who's working on it?
Buy a summit brand if you want...but what I'm saying is ...the distributor is a serviceable unit you can fix for 40 bucks or less.
A shop near where I live. I guess they dont do that service so I think I'll just replace the entire thing for some false peace of mind.