Temp gauge climbs to the max as I try starting the car. Car won't run.

What year and model are you working on? What distributor did you buy?

It's a 74 Duster with a 318. The distributor is a 70 dollar model from RockAuto. Went in fine. I'm going to double check the timing. The gap looks really good on it. And I just found out that my battery was on it's last leg so I guess I'm replacing this piece of **** after less than 2 years in the ******* car.