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what i love about this year is there is not a lot that can keep it from runnig.

check for spark first. points are not a big failure item. if no spark you can remove the dist cap and rotor and make sure the points completely open and completely close. gap is not critical to make it run. you can also alternately ground and remove ground to the wire at the dist to fire the ignition. that wire from the dist to the CD gets brittle and can short out. outside of that swapping out the coil and the Cd is about all you can do

there is a connector on the back of the air flow meter (AFM) on the left side that you can remove. turn the key on and make sure the fuel pump runs with the key on. (just leave it off for now). with the FP on, you can reach into the air box and lift the sensor plate. there should be no play before you feel resistance. you should also hear a loud squeal when you lift it. do not lift it too long, it will flood the engine.

cold starting is aided by a cold start valve(CSV). you can "bypass" the CSV with the test above. try starting it right after lifting the sensor plate.