'85 Jeep CJ7 4cyl 2.5L. Fixed the timing chain and reassembled yesterday. Started up but didn't have a tach so we couldn't set the idle speed and timing properly. Because the distributor was moved it's way off time (it should be 12 BTDC and is like 16-20, not to mention the idle speed is a mess). I tried driving it but it had absolutely no power and if I let off the gas even a little it would backfire. So today I get a laser tach and my timing light and disconnect the proper stuff to set the timing and plug the vacuum, etc. When I go to start it - nothing. It just turns over and over but never fires. At one point I almost got it to start but then it flooded. After that it would just do the same turning over with no apparent spark. I took the #1 plug wire and tried to get a spark on some metal but there was nothing so I tried the center plug off the distributor and got nothing there (tried it both grounded and not grounded). Next up I check my voltage readings. I get 12V across the battery and 12V across the electrical coil on the firewall when I go straight from the coil connector (the black connector that slides over the coil) to the battery but ONLY when it is disconnected from the coil itself. If I put it on the coil I get 6V. I'm assuming this is wrong. I just replaced the coil and had my control module tested and still no spark and still 6V reading. Where do I go from here?! All my connections seem to be connected and all vacuum hoses/etc seem to be properly connected. The only thing that appears wrong is that there are two red wires on my black connector on the top of the electrical coil and one of them goes no where and I can find no where to connect it.
Thanks!