Judson,   Thank you for the shop manual tip - I need to spend more time in the manual.  I was able to use the dremel approach ...   07-13-2006 01:32 am

Ron,            Thanks, good advice it worked like a charm, now all I have to do is to put it back together.  Again, thank you.   Tim ...   07-13-2006 01:30 am

The ignition switch and steering column lock are bolted to the steering column via some sort of "U" clamp.  I need to remove same and ...   07-11-2006 02:22 am

Success, yes it was a grounding problem.  I took the time to wire brush the ground wire fittings and fasteners and that did the trick.  ...   07-11-2006 02:07 am

Judson,     Thank you for your insights.  Hopefully this weekend I'll get it figured out. Aloha,   Tim   ...   06-29-2006 11:42 pm

Mark, Thank you for the quick reply and your thoughts.  I will check the engine grounding tonight and scrutinize the distributor closer when I get home.   ...   06-29-2006 01:51 am

Okay, After years of trial and error I had my Jensen Healey engine running very nicely.  Not having satisfied my tinkering needs, I decided to change ...   06-28-2006 09:14 pm