Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I held the cable coming from the coil to the edge of the distributor to give me an idea where the timing hits. When I did this I noticed that even though I was able to get a spark it was very weak. I found a website that told how to test the electronic ignition device and confirmed it was bad. When reading the things that can make the device go bad I"m suspecting I"ve got too much charge coming out of the alternator because I recall times in the past when the tractor ran better with the lights on than when they were off. It didn"t make sense to me at the time but I suspect the lights drew enough electricity out that it made the ignition module function properly.
All that said the next question I have is how do I control the amount of electricity coming out of the alternator and into the coil/electronic ignition?
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