I have a 1956 Chevrolet with a 350. It only has 6,000 miles and just about everything is new. I noticed the coil was leaking so I replaced it. I installed the new one exactly like the old one and now the car doesn't start. It tries to turn over. All the wire are good. Any ideas?

I'm completely puzzled. Everything is good. Wiring is good. Everything ran great until I changed out the coil.(It was leaking). After installing the coil and it didn't start I put a new rotor and cap. I've checked everything I can think of.

I thought of that so I put the old one back on just to test that theory and unfortunately it doesn't work (it did before I replaced it) either so I have to assume that it isn't the coil. I just don't know what else it could possibly be. Ballistic resistor seems fine.

It has a Pertronix electronic ignitor instead of points and condenser.

Thanks I'll try that when I get home from work.

Cool has nothing to do with turning over nothing

Coil

Old school mec here. Try running a ground wire from the battery to the engine block. If it turns over and starts, clean up your mounting points, you are not getting a good ground.

It could be the ground wire or the little red wire that goes to the battery that has the fusible Link in it. On Pos. side of battery