[Igofastr]

Here's the latest.

First, the dizzy is a motorcraft unit (pn 12127). As far as I can tell, that probably means it was a single point distributor from '72 or later...I guess thats when the motorcraft name came into use. Anyway, it looks to have been rebuilt, with an aftermarket mag pickup installed. The mag pickup wires and connector are identical to those on the MSD digital 6 I installed, but I can't find any reference on the MSD site to any conversion kit.

In testing tonight, the dizzy definitely spins. I definitely have power to the MSD. But I don't seem to be getting a signal. My timing light (non adjustable) doesn't pick anything up. And, when I put my VO meter across the pins, I get a pretty constant 0.615 +/- OHMS of resistance. As I turn the sensor past the reluctor, the resistance drops into the 0.500s, but no lower. I take this to mean that there is no signal being generated. I don't know how far the sensor should be from the reluctor, or even if that is adjustable. And, I'm not sure if there are any other ways to test the functioning of the sensor, but I've considered trying to pull it off the distributor and passing some ferrous metal past to see if I could generate a signal that way.

Any ideas for further testing, or where this retrofit kit may have come from? I looked at the MSD site, and their new billit distributors run $388, and I don't feel like just giving in and spending that kind of cash just yet.

Not sure where to go or what to try next, but it is time to hit the hay.