Attaching an after market coil

Posted by R Howe On 2017/11/8 11:23:22

Hello. all, again. On my '37 120, it came with an after-market ignition coil, where the ignition cable is attached to one pole on the outside instead of being attached through the back. When I spin the engine, I do not seem to be getting spark from the coil into the distributor. The poles on the coil are marked "+" and "-" and I have the ignition cable currently attached to the "-" side. Before I swap these lines into the coil, I would like to see if I can get confirmation that my connecting the ignition cable to the "-" side was correct. With the ignition turned on, I get voltage shown when I use my volt meter between the negative pole and the engine block. Any confirmation that I do have it connected correctly would be appreciated.
Thanks.