[36tbird]

Yo Bubba, thanks. Those are the instructions I followed and could get no light flicker so I reckon the thing is dead. But, checking the soldered posts where the little magnetic pickup coil is attached, I got the 185 ohm reading which is in the range mentioned in that last paragraph,

"On distributors with the pickup separate from themodule assembly, you can check the pickup using
your Ohm meter. Connect the leads from your
Ohm meter to the 2 leads of the pickup. If you
show a resistance of 50 to 200 Ohms, the pickup is
functioning correctly. If the Ohm meter shows an
open circuit, the pickup should be replaced. Once
replaced, perform the module and pickup assembly
test procedure again as shown above"

I was just wondering if there was another test or value I could measure on the leads from the module to really make sure the thing is toast as another backup to make sure I haven't screwed something up on the new, home-made engine test stand.