Today I made up some long leads so I can put the voltmeter on the front seat.

The initial startup when cold was good, went for a ride, came back kept the hood closed. After 5 min, it started, after 10 min it started, after 50 min did not want to start like previously. The volts at the coil while standing was 10.4 and while cranking it was 9.0.

So has anyone ever hear of the module inside the distributor going bad because of heat? I think that would be the next test.

So its 4:30, 3 hrs since the ride , it started.

I'm going out tonight to get a spark plug tester and test it cold and when it won't start.