[Mokchirnaff]

Wow, you guys are good here!!

Curtis, I was thinking about trying that direct wiring from the battery.

After plenty of thought last night, I decided to quit putting off researching these four wires that are coming out of the distibutor. That's probably why I never mentioned them before. Three of them connect into the input side of the electronic ignition module along with the two pick-up coil leads. Following these wires out of the distributor leads into a small metal box with a circuit board inside. It is underneath the drivers seat. My manual is calling it the ECM. Apparently all it is for(with my vehicle, 1983, by the way) is to receive one input from a knock sensor. I began messing around with this and low and behold the engine started?!!?

The problem is still intermittent, though. I stopped and started the engine several times. Sometimes it wouldn't start again (meaning absolutely no spark and benchtest I did come to that conclusion by grounding a plug. I had no idea that wasn't a wise thing to do. Apparently neither does Cheverlot since that is a method they suggest in their manual) until after some flexing and bending of the wires. A couple of times without even touching anything the engine just stopped!!

So I think I have isolated the problem but I do not know if it could be this ECM (hope not, $100.00), the knock sensor or bad wiring.

Any suggestions?

P.S. Your guys post were so lock, stock full of good information I am printing them out and putting them into my manual :-)