I finally tried to start my engine yesterday. Engine last ran in 1978 and I rebuilt it last summer. I have installed the painless wiring system. It would not fire and I found that there was no juice going to the coil as I cranked the engine. There is juice with the key on, but not while cranking. I jumpered a lead from battery positive to coil positive and was able to fire her up (only for a second, I am not ready to run her yet, but couldn't wait to see if she would light up). It's a 69 and there are only two wires to the starter, the battery positive and the connection from the ignition to the S terminal. I have gone with a one wire alternator. There is no ballast resistor in this circuit. Should I run a lead from the S terminal to the coil to get juice while cranking or is there a connection I missed somewhere? I am planning on removing the points and putting in the Pertonix Ignitor after I have her fired and the cam broken in.