ok....I ran into the same prob;ems as you did with the coil....dc6-1....what the hell..is thing for a mod v-8....wouldn't fit..even thou BD has it in their manual as a direct replacment....crap by the way I got an 00' ?????????
I went with a CRANE HI-4, "THE COMPACT ONE" but a little too late..looks like you got the coil thing straightened out!!!!
With your "dieing" problem..I would look at your ignition sensor..in the nose cone....just below your front cylinder....lower part of your front cyl exhaust.....should say something like " Big DOG MOTORCYCLES" ON IT. I've had to replace 3 of thme so far with my scoot, doing something to same problem as you described....p/n OEM harley 32400-80A..which you should be able to find at a H-d dealer near you, or order one up from j&p cycles or sort. they run about $40-60, 3 wires if I remember correctly. Easy fix......If thats the problem....kinda sounds like it is with it dieing all of a sudden..after running for a while..."PM" if you have any questions..or "pm" me if you find the problem!!!!!