[dm36415]

Gave up on the Pertronix installation. Seems I did everything right and it still barely ran.

Put old coil back in and put in new points. Pulled distributor to ease the replacement process (long story). Buttoned everything back up, turned it over (to see if it would fire). Started up running a bit rough, did an "ear tune" timing, and she ran smooth.

Let it run for a few minutes, and took it for a test drive. As I left my subdivision, at about 3k RPM when I went to shift from 1st to 2nd, it died instantly, like someone turned the key off. Was running real smooth prio to the. Won't restart, doesn't sound like it's firing at all.

Fuel pump is working, so that's not it.

Has to be something in the ignition.

Note, I did not fully set the points, not use the timing light, as it was running smooth prior to the test. It was just warming up when it died, not yet at full operating temperature.

I need help that I can test/fix as it is sitting in a parking lot.