Hello,

I am new to this forum, but have been part of the Studebaker forum for years. I recently inherited a 1947 Studebaker M-5 Pickup. The reason why I am here, is that the Studebaker is equipped with the following:

- Small Block Chevy 350 crate engine (purchased and install around 1998)
- Mallory distributor (Model# 4748201)
- Mallory plug coil (Model# 29219)

Below is the sequence of events:

- Picked up the truck from the shop about a month and a half ago
- Truck had been in the shop for about 3 months getting new wiring
- Drove the truck home (about 5 miles) without incident
- Over the next four weeks the truck was started and driven around twice a week, about 3-5 miles each trip
- About two weeks ago I went to go start the truck and it was hard to start but started and idled for about 3 minutes before it died
- I decided to give it another crank and the engine started up again only to die about 3 minutes in.
- I figured that the truck might be low on gas so I went to go fill some gas cans.
- Filled up the tank, verified that I am getting gas to the carb and getting a healthy stream out of the jets
- Attempted to start truck, but would only crank
- Tested for spark and found that there was no fire
- Replaced inline ballast resistor, still no spark
- Tested coil resistance at both primary (1.9) and secondary (12,000) coils, seems to be within specifications
- Replaced coil anyway and attempted to start, but still no spark
- Tested ignition module inside distributor per this test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSiw4thM21k and module checks out
- Looked around for the obvious (loose connections, broken wires, etc.) and still can’t find anything
- When the ignition is turned to “ON” all gauges and accessories work that come off the ignition switch

Bare with me as I am not an expert when it comes to diagnosing electrical issues. I am looking for any other information anyone can provide here. Thank you, I appreciate your time.