I finally got the car running, turned out to be a bad ign. distributor, I had also wired the electric choke via the the oil pressure hot lead, as I put on a direct reading oil press. gauge. I disconnected that wire from the choke to be on the safe side.

I do not know if the choke was part of the problem, but it is out of the equation now. the rebuilt dist seems to be working fine, have put 300 miles on the car. Thanks for all the help, R.