Primary side is the front throttle bores toward the front of the engine. if you have the throttle blades open to far you'll be off the idle circuit .

here is something to check , another member had a issue that he couldn't figure out ... pull off the dist cap and grab the rotor and twist it it should turn then go back to where it was, it's spring loaded persay.... since the car has been sitting for sometime it may have become stuck and this will cause you grief.