bad misfire and ignition problem.

Sounds like the way the old farm tractors were wired.

Hot all the time push button, but a toggle switch next to the push button to turn on and supply power to the coil.
Yes that sounds correct I think. So is there something inheritly wrong with that for my situation? We had the car purring like a kitty and charging correctly. But something at the shop screwed something up. And the jumper wires happen to be burnt. We replaced voltage regulator, coil, and ignition box, and a new jumper. This is why i think it could have fried something in the distributor..