Starter is not cranking?

I am at a loss...still. Can't really try much more tonight. My neighbors aren't noise friendly. I am occasionally getting a spark, it's just very very rare.


I bought a new coil...no go. I powered directly to the coil...no go.

I have the positive lead on the coil going to 12V and the negative going to the distributor. I do not however have a voltage when I measure positive to negative terminal, is this normal? I would think I would get 12v. Do I have an issue at the alternator?