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Popped the new distributor in today, set the timing, and all is well!

Thanks again for the help

Just got back from poking around the distributor, and the resistance readings are all jacked up; one is way too high, and the other is non-existent. The new distributor is on order and should arrive in the next few days. Hopefully that will be the extent of my problems for a while.

Thank you for ...

Are there any tests I can do to eliminate individual components or pinpoint something? Everything I've read in the FSM suggests that I need to have a cast gold, diamond studded, platinum-plated contact magicounobtainium testing module to figure the dizzy out.

I like to figure out how stuff works ...

But here's the catch: only once the engine has warmed up does this occur.

Symptoms: I can depress the gas pedal ~25% before the engine bogs down between idle and ~4200 rpm. This only happens once the engine is heating up/at operating temperature, however. Once above 4200 rpm, the car responds ...