Jim, do you hear the fuel pump running briefly every time the key is
turned on? Not all the way to start, just on? If pump runs, the
distributor is a reasonable bet. If you don't hear the fuel pump run for
1-2 seconds every time you turn the key on it is NOT the distributor at
fault.

Used working dizzys often sell on Ebay for about $50.

Mark

Jim Felder wrote:
> I just got back from walmart parking lot (oh, joy) where I took the
> loaner coil my local shop let me use for troubleshooting. Before I
> removed the suspect coil, I turned on the key and stuck a test light
> on the positive coil terminal connector to make sure it was getting
> power from the ignition switch. It wasn't the switch. So, I swapped
> out the coil (checking connections) and it wasn't the coil.
>
> So, I guess all that's left is the hall effect sensor. I removed the
> distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow morning.
>
> If it is the sensor, anybody have a used one or a used distributor? I
> just check around and they seem mighty expensive.
>
> Jim
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