Ok,
So I tested the coil and the coil wire for a spark, and I didn't have a spark. I held the coil wire to a ground while cranking the engine. I then reversed the coil wire just to make sure it was getting contact inside the coil, this still didn't give a spark.
I tested the coil with the test light by turning on the key and attaching the light to a ground and then touching the negative side of the coil. The light stayed lit up.
I tocuhed a volt meter to the positive side of the coil and the negative side of the coil with the key on and it read 0 volts.
I then touched the volt meter to the positive side of the coil and the negative side of the volt meter to the negative side of the battery and it read 12 volts. So I believe I'm getting power to the coil but no spark from the coil. I also believe the wire from the key to coil must be good.
So I think the brand new coil I bought is not any good.
Does this sound correct?