It sounded to me like he was checking the distributor ground wire.

But now that I read it again, I believe this is what he means. He checked the purple, then Orange wire to ground. I changed a little in my previous answer to reflect this.


You should only get continuity on the black wire to ground.

The other two wires Orange and Purple you should not get continuity to ground IE: "0". If the resistance is less than 70,000 Ohms then you need to replace the stator. If it's more that's fine. Not getting a reading or a reading that's more than 70,000 ohms is fine.

Next you should get a reading between the two, Orange and Purple wires. The resistance here should be between 400 - 1300 Ohms. If it's more or less than specs then replace it.

How is the pickup wheel? Is it really badly rusted? If so replace etc...