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During run I could get a light from the + side of te coil too, but it looked alot less bright. Could this indicate the stepped down voltage needed during run? I test lighted the negative side, but did not get the testor to light.

The light should be less bright in run than start--that's the effect of the ballast resistor. The only time the - side of the coil shouldn't have voltage with the key in 'run' is when the ignition is firing. It's possible the distributor was sitting in that spot and that's normal. The other possibility is that the coil is bad. Bump the starter over and try it a few more times just to be sure. If you never get power on the - side, your coil is bad.