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Someone had a similar problem and it was traced to a wire shorting when the engine moved as it was put in gear. Another person had a similar strange problem with a broken wire inside the distributor. Another person had an internal valve body problem in the transmission. -Take your pick!
Problem discovered! The movement of the engine was sawing through/pulling apart the red wire to the ignition coil. Just jumped it with 12V from the battery to get the 1/4 mile home.
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