My 60 f250 quit on me the other day. So I did the normal checks i.e. fuel delivery/ spark? fuel is OK. I wasn't getting any spark from the coil. I figured it was a good excuse to convert over to the pertronix electronic ignition and a new 40,000v coil. The cap and rotor are fairly new(both are clean and crack free). After installing the new parts she still isn't firing. I pulled the coil to cap wire and had my son crank the engine while I held the end about 3/16" from the a head bolt. I only got a minor spark at the end of the cranking. the paper work says to disconnect the red wire from the positive side of coil and run a jumper to the positive side of battery. Still nothing. When I checked the resistor wire it showed 5.9 volts. I ran a jumper wire  from the ignition to the coil positive side and still nothing. I even ran a jumper from the positive batery to the positive side of coil. and you quess it NOTHING. Please help. I am not the best when it comes to the electronics side of mechanics. I am sure it is something simple that you guys probably are thinking DUH!!! But my head is about to explode and my eyes are crossed from trying to get a better look at the dist. thanks for any advise.

James