74 dart swinger cranks but no start

I' having a hard time wrapping my head around this-
74 dart swinger cranks but no start
hook everything back up and start the car and no surprise it didnt kick over but I did hear the ignition "module whining"?
Is it cranking over, or not?
It started smoking right after and I immediately went to disconnect it(there's a wire that hooks up to the battery and its what I disconnected to turn off the ignition module) (is there supposed to be such wire?).
Need a pic.