1997 FLHTC driv'in me nuts!

This bike has 42,000 on it. It cranks over fine but won't start. I had spark but it looked a little orange. (knew I had fuel it is carbeurated an I spit some in their with a hose plus the accelerator pump was workin.) Pulled the tank found both spark plug leads out a little ways from the coil. stuck them in after springin the little brass leads out a little to grab. Then put a tie wrap around them. Hit the button, bingo fired up rode it around seemed to even run better. rode it around stopped an started no problem. Went out this mornin, cranked it no start but did turn over fine. Pulled the plugs grounded to engine as before. Great Spark! in fact it is a steady spark all the frigg'in time WTF? I know it is rollin over fast with plugs out but mannnnnnn. I never had nothin but points ignition before an was happy to get a spark on my shovel. This beats all. I figger its the cam sensor (thing in the nose cone or the ignition module). Now I fingered under there what a (fahkin deal) an pulled the three wires an went thru Harleyonese in the manual an checked the cam sensor. it had a reading of .840 on the green/white an black white/wire. this was last week when it gave me a fit I don't feel like doin that test again. I have another sensor its fer a fx or a sportster. of course the pins are different on it. an it ohms at .540. if its the sensor could I cut the pins off an use the old pins soldering them on? or is it the module an not worry about the sensor.

i think a bad crank sensor means...no spark.