I'm the guy from the cited thread who had an ignition issue few weeks ago. With the help of jvanabra we tracked the issue to the hall sensor.
FYI I ended up ordering a used distributor from ebay which got me back on the road (60$). I also ordered a new hall sensor, which still hasnt arrived :/. let me know if you need the order info.
If that install doesnt go well, I have found several listings for reman distributors for around 200 US. not too bad. and you"ll get a new oval connector, you will still need to track down the other (male) side of the connector though, which I haven't been able to do yet.
regarding the order, check out the image in my thread.