72 Duster, 360, not firing or starting

Capt46 said
If the plug wires are shorting out it will miss fire or not run, good idea to check the coil for spark and check the distributor cap and rotor for corrosion inside, is this a dual point distributor or electronic?

I'm not sure. Hmm. This is the first time I've delt with this type of issue. How do I check coil for spark... is this right ????? The wiring on the fuse , brown mopar, ignition switch bypass? And the blue....