At a loss. 1949 Ford flathead V8

[Trainman1]

New coil, did hot wire battery to coil. No change. Absolutely cannot figure it out!!

 

[glennpm]

Did you check the distributor vacuum advance?

Glenn

 

[flathead4rd]

Check the wire under the distributor plate the points and condenser are mounted on. It might be shorting out somewhere when the advance moves the plate.