[Chrysler300] Help: Ignition issues

[brian hagen <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My car was 'down' for about a month and a half and while I was  
waiting for something to be repaired.. i decided to do some other  
work I wanted to do.  Of course, now that its all back together, I  
cant get it to start.

Things I did while It was "down":

Replaced starter with new small hi-torque starter
Converted over to Pertronix system
Replaced coil (only because I broke off one of the posts while  
"unscrewing". Doh!)
Replaced POS and NEG battery cables (not sure if I did this before it  
was "down" or not, can't remember)

Everything else is the same in the ignition system.  I didn't pull  
the plugs or wires while down. Checked spark plugs wires and then are  
in correct position on distributor.

The car at first wouldnt start because the battery was dead.  So I  
let it charge a bit and tried to start it while hooked up to another  
car.  The starter turns, the fan turns, the car cranks... but it  
wouldnt turn over.

At first I noticed that I had probably wired the coil wrong. So i  
rewired it to the distributor so that the 1 black wire from the  
pertronix system goes to NEG, and the RED wire from the distributor  
goes to + on coil along with the black wire from the ballast  
resistor. (I had the black wire from ballast going to NEG  
accidentally).  Still doesn't start.

So i pulled one of the plugs and held it against the exhaust manifold  
to see if I got spark while cranking.. No spark off of plug held  
against the exhaust manifold.

I then pulled the distributor/coil wire.  No spark there either while  
cranking.

Now the rest of my car's wiring is original so I wouldnt be surprised  
if something got wiggled to much while doing my work and failed. I  
just not sure where to check next?

Any ideas of what I can try to diagnose next?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Brian
..who always seems to have ign issues!




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