No power to coil

[southernpaul]

Hey everybody I have search high and low to try and figure out why I have no power to my coil any help would be great . I have a 86 sunbird with a brand new 4.3 Merc cobra out drive . Last year I found a crack in my block so I had another engine built. Installed new engine hooked everything back up . Now I have no power to my coil. I've tried new ignition still same problem . I tried to bypass it with a hot wire to the + side of the coil and the engine will turn over but no spark. on a side note the engine will turn over with the key in the off position. I have checked every wire everything seems to be connected correctly . I have been trying to figure it out for a month now and it's getting frustrating. I have power to the amplifier just not power to the coil or distributor. I have pics below of the coil and amp any help would be great

 

[Scott Danforth]

Do you still have the points distributor? If so, did you service the points?

 

[southernpaul]

Do you still have the points distributor? If so, did you service the points?

Yeah all that is good just have no power to the coil or from the coil

 

[nola mike]

Yeah all that is good just have no power to the coil or from the coil

Are we dealing with a merc or an omc? What amplifier? Where would there be power at the distributor?

 

[MichaelBC]

How do you check the power on the coil ?
+ on the coil and - on the engine ?

How does the engine turn without key ?

 

[Faztbullet]

Checked shift interrupter?