Quote Originally Posted by mearstrae View Post
Start with the source of electric (battery), with a muti-meter set in the 12V range or a test light. Do you have power to the ignition switch? Is power leaving the ignition switch? Do you have power to the coil? Do you have power leaving the coil? Is there power at the points? Is the condenser toast? Unless you start with the power source and confirm each component down the line you'll end up guessing and changing parts all over the place.
Good advise, but my personal preference is to start at the other end and see if I have power where I should and work my way backwards till I find it.