I looked for a spark first (with teh plug grounded), but when I didn't see one, I put the screwdriver in there and held it to be sure. It works best if you have someone who doesn't know better helping you, ask them to hold it, lol.
Pickup is 120, which is good, charging coil is 27 (with two meters), I did not do the compression test, but I am sure I have no spark, so I didn't chekc it. The 27 is 30% higher than the highest allowable, so i am not not liking that, and am betting on that. I ordered two boots, I will change them first and try again, then I guess stator.