What it is, ain't exactly clear...

Bear in mind, except for hopping into the driver's seat, or leaning in through the window, I've only been working under the hood. I've touched nothing at all under the dash.

Getting frustrated with the hotspark, the flaky allison and crane, I decided to screw it all and go back to the points dizzy.

Guess what? car won't start with the points dizzy either. no spark at all in the wires... then no spark at all in from the coil (checked the resistance is fine even when hot), and my headlights are stuck on... don't know for how long.

I flipped my battery disconnect, closed it up and came back inside.

I've no G-D idea what is going on here, but there is something screwy in my entire electrical system. I get spark, then I don't get spark. I've tried two sets of spark plus wires, multiple distributor caps, different sparks.

I'd think maybe a ground problem, but the car has two ground points and both are solid and unbroken.

I'm not clear-headed enough to trace this right now. I'm way too fried. I think the Hotspark is fine. There is something else wrong. Sadly, I can't get a new good cap and rotor set until Monday.