383' shuts off' issues, I tried praying, no luck

I had two different coils and again absolutely no change- nothing gets hot, wiring is brittle though so I will check that distributor plug. I don't have an extra cap, but I like the drilling a hole idea, but just bought one of those cheap in-line spark view dealys and I saw spark right up til it shut down so aiming towards fuel issue. Don't worry I had my face no where near that open carb till I realized it wasn't going to spew onto the coil. I also check the intake bolts and all were tight. tomorrow is a new day- thanx,