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Thanks to those that posted suggestions! I went through RapidRobert's series of tests and never could get spark from the coil secondary wire to ground. The pickup coil tested bad also, but in this very poor quality electronic ignition conversion kit that Mancini markets, the pickup coil is riveted/bradded to it's mounting plate and is not replaceable without drilling it out. Shouldn't have to go drilling on something brand new to replace parts and make it work. The kit will go back to them. My friend that I am putting this truck together for ordered a "reman" factory dual point distributor from O'reilly's today for $43. We are running out of time to have this truck finished and road tested for his stepson by Christmas, and I have long since run out of patience with this ignition fiasco.

Thanks again to those who offered input!!



Not sure where the MP kits are made anymore, but the last one i got wasn't nice at all, i'm thinking most, if not all is made "south of the border". I took a chance on one of those Procomp "all in one" GM style dizzys, it was a POS, Procomp sent me more junk for it, still a POS, just doesn't work, so i dropped in a point dizzy, ran good, then i took another chance on an e-bay dizzy, this one uses the ex-ternal coil, its made by Wysco sold by white performance group, still a china piece, i bought an MSD blaster 2 coil, dropped it all in & hooked up 2 wires, it runs great, timing is nice & steady, that one set me back 65.00 shipped, but to spend 200.00 or more for the MP kit & have it be junk is not right.

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