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Originally Posted by Last911
2) The problem is, not all of my wires are 'wires', some of them are just 'shielded cable'. In particular from the CDI Box ('D') to the distributor. Spliced along with this wire was the 'green' wire (which was a ground wire). Is this correct?
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Great job on nuttin' up with the MM.
I am seat of the pants talking here because I have yet to look at you electrical diagram. On my 81, there is a different trigger mechanism. It has a stator, reluctor and a coil of copper wire. It creates a magnetic field with the iron parts spinning near the copper coil. Stuff aligns at the right point and a tiny charge is sent to the CD box.
That said, I think you need voltage sent to your condenser to charge it.
I said in an earlier post you need check continuity from the dist to the CD box and then CD box to coil. I think you have an added step of making sure there is voltage going to the distributor to charge the condenser.
It sounds like there are two wires. A green shielded wire and another. The center of the green wire is what sends the trigger to the CD box (I think). The shielding is for radio interference suppression. The second wire may be the power wire for the condenser? If so, this needs to be tested for voltage but I can't confirm exactly how.
There are hundreds of members here with point distributors and CD boxes. One will help.
EDIT: Just saw your picture post. I'll stand down as I don't have experience with your car.