well i'm a silly person...
Fixed the car.
CDI will take the signal direct from the coil inside the dizzy.
nothing wrong with the dizzy...
CDI HVC seems to have died or something, using standard ignition now.

I'll have to check out the CDI coil and probably order another, but that would seem to be the end of my silly ignition problem.

if you have one of those non canister coils, make sure nothing touches the outside of the coil ( like the windshield washer pump...)