[6pack] shorting out

[john doe]

i have a 76 tr6 and foe some reason can't get a spark with the points out and the condencer out also when i turn on the key there is power to the lt terminal and when i touch the dist body it shorts out same thing would happen if i put the points in and touch the top of the pin my guess is that somehow something is not grounded it was working before thats why i'm so confused spoke to jeff from advance still no luck thanks ralph