Quote Originally Posted by CHEVYLV3R
.. New coil and points now the car wont start at all but will turn over. I chked the power to the + side of coil with old and brand new one on and its only reading 6 volts however battery is at 12. Is this normal or can we put this to the switch?
There's a resistor wire in between the ignition switch and the points. If you're bypassing this wire to test it, go to the parts store and get a ballast resistor for an early 70's Duster and run it inline with the switch and then to the + on the battery. Another thing worth mentioning is to check the wire that goes from the - side of the coil, into the distributor, and to the points. Make sure it's not cracked where it goes into the distributor or it could be grounding to the distributor casing and killing your spark.