[Doug Tatham]

Since it died suddenly rather than just not starting, I doubt it's the relay. If you follow the middle wire on the distributer back to the firewall it connects to your ignition coil. This is what the guy was talking about. Check the wires going to the coil to make sure none have come loose. It's most likely your problem. You may have bad plug wires, in particular the one from your coil to the distributer.