died on me and wont fire up?

[calimustang]

coil was grounded, i had an spark plug connected to the end of plug wire from the coil and put it on top of upper intake and tried to crank it, no spark at all. Hope that answers your question.

Yeah i shocked myself in 1998, never will repeat the mistake so i do know what you are talking about, it sure wasn't pleasant.

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

Please clarify - Are you getting no spark by grounding a plug wire or are you grounding the coil itself? (don't shock yourself) If there is spark from the coil, then the issue is with the distributor. If the new coil is not arcing, then you need to check the coil connection to see if something is loose. Let us know how you make out...