Dear Volks,

I finally got the distributor swapped out with a known-good used one. I
haven't attempted to start it yet. Will do today.

I noted that even with the TDC timing mark at the split in the case -
the distributor finger on the replacement distributor did not line up
with the mark on the distributor housing. I take it that this means
there are timing differences between the current engine and the one from
which the distributor was removed. I will have to re-time the engine
with this replacement distributor. In doing so - first step is to
statically adjust the distributor so the distributor finger lines up
with the housing mark. This should give me a starting point and I can
adjust timing from there after engine warms up.

Will report final result.

Thanks for all the  input to help.
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As usual, The List was the greatest!!

John