I was able to get the ground issue resolved on the '78 and it cranks over without a jumper for a ground now. It also makes spark like nobody's business!
I took the gas tank off earlier and drained all the old gas out of it by leaving it upside down for a few hours. The gas valve at the tank was off on the 78 when I got it. I took the float bowl off the carb and was surprised to find it looking really clean in there, with no varnished gas that I can see and the float moves freely. Put that back together and then got my choke free from it's bind. I put the gas tank back on with a new fuel line from tank to carb and called it a day. Tomorrow I will put a little fresh gas in it and see what it says.
I am pretty pleased with today's progress and my expectations of this '78 running soon are much greater than they were 24 hours ago when turning the key did absolutely nothing. It sure is fun to work on, and I am truly impressed with how some of the parts have held up over the decades. I was expecting to have to buy and install points, condenser, coil etc. but it all works.
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