Skip white distributor wiring

How old is it and are you sure it's "bad" or simply "down" for some reason? It also occurs to me that when you hooked up the ignition, you may have disabled the alternator. Do you know that it's charging OK? What is the "running" battery voltage.

Also, did you simply check coil voltage, or actually put a lamp in series with the battery cable? You may have some other drain that cropped up