Thanks guys!
Had the test drive today. All is GREAT.
The mechanic put in the new distributor and made the port engine purr. GREAT!
Then he puts the old good distributor back in the starboard motor. Trouble. It would not run right. It appears both distributors where wore out. The old distributor did not want to work with the electronic ignition we had put in hoping to fix the original problem. So now we have two new distributors and both run perfect. Whew. What an ordeal.
Like you said Mike. We could tinker with the points and keep it going, sometimes. From last summer through this past summer that's how I kept it running until it died the begining of Sept. It was done until the distributor was upgraded.
On the way I got new plugs, electronic ignition, wires, cap, rotor, and had the compression checked, timing belt checked, valves checked ........ All is good but but it was a long way to get there.