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If you have spark at the plugs and absolutely nothing is happening, you either have a fuel problem or your camshaft isn't turning. Even if your timing is way off, you should still hear an occasional sound of firing. Do what NDT suggested which will confirm that the camshaft is turning and...

Most old cars and trucks with points/condenser ignition had a filter capacitor to help with radio interference, regardless of the battery voltage . In most cases you could see the capacitor attached to the exterior of the distributor or nearby.

I have to tell you, I have had two different vehicles with Pertronix ignition systems. Both Pertronix systems failed and the failure mode for both sounds virtually identical to your situation. I trashed the Pertronix systems in both, going back to original points and condenser and never had...