The back story is I've a '42 H, 12 volt I got from my late uncle. It was running fine, then not so good, then dead. Determined it had no spark and upon further investigation noticed the distributor wasn't rotating. I pulled it and not having been greased in who knows how long it stripped teeth off the dist. and bent the shaft. So I bought another from JP Salvage in MO. Cleaned it up, added new points, condenser and rotor (cap was new) and put it on. No spark. Tested the coil with a multimeter and the + to - was 3 ohms and + to center was 9 something, both within spec. I then checked voltage with the ignition on to the + on the coil and it was 12.3 and the - was the same (this with the points closed). I cranked the engine by hand to where the points were open and checked the voltage at the - terminal (small wire going to the distributor) and it was still 12.3 volts. If I understand correctly with the points open it should be 0. So I figured the coil was bad. Bought a new one and installed it and still nothing (tested and same 12.3 volts on the - terminal with the points open). I had checked earlier if the post in the distributor was touching the side of it and it wasn't. So where do I go from here??? Is there a short somewhere perhaps or have I reinstalled something wrong?? Appreciate your thoughts.