WTF new distributor doesn't work?

Thanks for replying. I tried it without the MSD box. I decided to try the distributor on its own (just in case). It's a direct Mopar vaccum advance replacement. That's why I'm baffled. It should have been a direct plugin with a known running configuration. It was sold as new, and thepart # is correct.

I'm saving the MSD as the last step. The manual is great with it. I hope it goes smoothly.

Looking at my post now, I see it wasn't very clear...sorry for the confusion. The MSD will be the next step.