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[zuluaga63]

here is a pic 

green wire = white wire from from the ignition switch

 

http://www.flickr.co...23/12420676694/

[dklawson]

Flickr does no let a viewer enlarge the picture much as far as I can tell. 

 

If I understand you correctly, the dark green wire shown on the TOP coil terminal is coming from the ignition switch.  Is that correct?  If so, you have the red wire connected to the same terminal on the coil and that red wire then goes to the points in the distributor.  

 

If I am seeing that correctly, as wired, every time the points close you will have a dead short to ground and you are correct, no spark and wires will melt.  Check all your wires for melting.  Replace any that are damaged.  Don't proceed until the wires you have installed have good insulation on them.  If the green wire going into the distributor is badly melted... fit a new condenser.

 

Your picture shows a white wire on the bottom coil terminal.  Where is its other end connected to?  If you do not know... then disconnect it for now.  Tape the wire off so it cannot short to ground.

 

Once the damaged wires are replaced, look carefully at the coil terminals.  One will be marked (+).  Make sure your feed from the ignition switch is on that terminal.  Nothing else goes on that terminal for now.  Run a second wire (preferably white/black) from the other coil terminal (coil (-)) to the wire going into the distributor.   Nothing else goes on that terminal for now.  

 

To summarize, you want power from the ignition switch going into the coil on its (+) terminal.  You want a wire from the coil (-) terminal going to the wire going into the distributor.  At this time you do not want any other wires connected to the coil or distributor.  

 

Make sure the points are gapped properly and then turn the engine over on the starter.  You should have spark.