I scored a couple of coils at http://www.pullapart.com/  It's no at bus
only piece, so shouldn't be too tough to find.  Their price is.8 bucks.

Geo/ATL

On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 8:47 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Today, I tried one more time to start my van. The last step was to give
> it a snort of starting ether - and it didn't even fire once.
>
> So - I waited until dark so I could readily see any arc-n-spark - with
> the Hall sender plug disconnected - the ignition key on - I ground the
> center pin connection on the connector - and checked the coil to
> distributor wire against  a ground. No arc-n-spark.
>
> Conclusion: Bad distributor wire - Or - heaven forbid but most likely -
> dead coil.
>
> No parts on hand tonight - so Monday I will be at my parts van early.
>
> John
>