"You can't have a short between the coil and the distribitor without something else being wrong as far as I know."
I agree to the fact that, you cant have a short without "something being wrong". (but closed points is a "short" to ground remember)
Theres a simple insulated wire from the coils output to the distributors pass through insulated stud,,,,,,,,,then a wire to the points terminal to which the condenser is also attached,,,,,,,then through closed points to ground.
Sooooooooo "somethings wrong" might be a) The wire is bad b) The insulated pass through on distributros side is bad (Ive seen that happen) c) The wire inside the distributor to points terminal is shorted d) The points have a short (closed even if open) e) The condenser or its little wire is shorted.
I guess you understand the points are usually closed meaning yes there is indeed a direct path from the coils output to ground via the closed contact points!!!
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