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First, it should be acknowledged that the police in the United States, when taken as a whole, have been and are a positive. Police transgressions and transgressors, while vulgar and unconscionable are the minority, but this is not an apologetic for the police.     Second, for a number of societal reasons (not all of which are incorrect) there has been reluctance to enforce standards. It is easy to provide examples of injustice when inflexible rules are applied, but there should be, there must be, limits. It is easy to provide examples of injustice when no rules are applied.   Americans are fearful of reprisal, the police, as sole enforcer of standards, are summoned for every defiant child and this should not be, is not, the appropriate role for police, however it is likely too late to successfully adjust this societal expectation.   Since antiquity it has been acknowledged, to successfully command an individual or an organization one must be respected, in the absence of respect the individual or organization must be feared.   I do not know who originally said the following, but it holds true. A man without capacity for violence is not peaceful, he is harmless. Harmless police are worse than useless, because they provide an illusion of security. Harmless police lack respect and are almost feared. Harmless police are not feared for their effectiveness controlling a situation and enforcing rules, it is their ineffectiveness and incompetence which yields fear.   For a society to succeed, rules must exist (anthropological fact) and rules must be enforced. I neither disagree nor debate the necessity or importance of non-violent conflict resolution or “alternative” enforcement methodology. However, if the police are summoned, it should be understood (and until recent history was understood) it is their duty to the community and to themselves to control the situation and take action to protect. If an individual, disregards, fails to comply, or acts in opposition to lawful orders given by a police officer, and they are not placing the officer or the community in imminent harm, then sure, tazer, mace, judo (verbal or otherwise), but If an individual, disregards, fails to comply, or acts in opposition to lawful orders given by a police officer, and they are placing the officer or the community in imminent harm, then the officer should employ the quickest method of threat neutralization with the highest probability of success, which is two shots center mass.   The most important job of a police officer is to protect the community and then himself from imminent harm, therefore, the most important skill for a police officer is to accurately discharge his service weapon if it becomes necessary. That is not saying, de-escalation, negotiation etc. are not important, it is saying there is a time when the line must not be crossed and when it is without reprisal, all police are in danger, because they no longer command respect and are “harmless”. Police must have the capacity and ability to successfully employ violence, deadly and otherwise, without it, they’re costumed camp counselors, controlling and commanding nothing and no one leaving everyone to the mercy of evil.   (My point is unchanged whether .45, 9mm, or even .22, although .45 is most effective, even better a .45LC double action revolver)

I Talked to the one auto glass shop in the area and no luck so far. I'll see what I can find in surrounding cities.

I did find it strange too. I ran a piece of a spark plug box through them and it fired right up. I gapped them the "proper" way with the lid of the box they came in so that shouldn't have happened

They should be gaped at 0.018" to 0.022". They shouldn't just get dirty, you should 5k out of them before you have to file them and re-gap. Check your condenser or capacitor. It's job is to reduce arcing when they open. Without a condenser the points life is barely a couple of hundred miles.   If messing with the points the timing will need to be checked as an 0.018" gap will be more advanced than a 0.022""

Thank you very much I would really appreciate it!