So my 71 240 died a couple of months ago. I had it running in the parking lot, just warming up, and it just died. We tried switching out the coil and that didn't work. It was at the time equipped with a crane XR700 electronic ignition, which has since been removed, but the car still doesn't run. Any thoughts? Would installing a new distributor and wiring it stock solve the problem?

If it helps, I did a AT to MT swap a few months before it died. Never changed the distributor. Don't know if that changes anything.

Did you check for spark before replacing the ignition parts?

Yes, we did. I noticed that what I'm dealing with is very similar to what happened here http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31043&highlight=distributor+swap I am just unsure as to what might be the cheapest fix.

If I am getting no spark from the coil then this is either a problem with the coil/XR700/wiring correct?