Goatman,

No offense but I don't think you understand how the electrical system even works. Do you even own a 122? If a car is missing the battery and the generator, it will not start. the coil needs to get power from some source.

I would attach a wiring diagram, but this forum makes it hard for uploads. The coil is wired through the ignition switch which gets it's power from the battery side of the charging relay. From the B+ terminal on the relay, a wire runs to the starter and from the starter to the battery.

After the engine is started, the engine should run without the battery. If it doesn't then that means that the generator is not producing enough current to run the engine (which means that it is bad). Now if the battery is fully charged, one should be able to start the car and run the accessories without the engine dying.

The charging relay could also be a fault, but changing the brushes is an cheap and easy solution.

Popping the clutch is used for when your starter doesn't work.