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Been there before!
Try it with a couple less beers next time?
All that effort will be worth it though when you are screaming down the road at 70 MPH plus knowing that YOU made it possible!

I had the exact same scenario with my 66 ca77. Sat for 20 years and clutch plates were frozen. Rocking would not free them. Took cover off, gently pryed the plates apart with a screwdriver all the way around each, and sprayed with WD 40 and they finally broke loose. Soaked again with motor oil, put ...

Thanks for the replies and help! This forum is great. E3, you are right again on the connectors, I just tend to use what's laying around at first. Eventually I will get or make up a new harness front to back. After this episode, I am gunshy about the coil and condenser. Will be looking for a more mo...

E3,
Thanks for yor help...you were right on the diagnosis!
Got the 25A Radio Shack model, robbed an old heat sink out of an old computer, a little wire patching and she started right up.
Puts out about 12.9 volts no lights and 13.5 volts with lights revved up a little.
Before and after pics below:

Most likely, E3 nailed the problem as bad rectifier shorting the + battery terminal to ground thru the rectifier.
I will see if I can confirm this with a meter and let you know.
I could find no other short to ground anywhere in the harness.

THANKS, E3, I'm getting ready to try the Radio Shack 3 dollar rectifier before I spend big bucks on an OEM type. Will have to replace some wires that shared the lower end of the harness, but the rest seem ok. Maybe it won't be as bad as I originally thought. The rear of the rectifier has a metal pla...

THANKS for the reply. That's what I was hoping for, way cheaper than a stator hopefully!

Just in case, do you happen to know the stator resistance I should check for?
TIA