I have no power to the distributor

[wisconsin1076]

I have a 1985 k5 blazer 350 5.7 L

I removed the dust cover on my distributer and put on my new pretty air cleaner, and fired up my truck. Well to make a long story short the distributor went up in smoke. I replaced the ignition coil, fuseable links, starter solenoid and still get nothing. I did the old starter screwdriver trick and that turned the starter on, but when I try it with the key I get nothing at all not even a noise. I looked at the fusebox but it is so old and faded I couldn't see what was what. I took the fuses out one by one and checked them and didn't see anything wrong with them. I hooked up a volt meter to the distibutor ignition coil and it reads 0. I checked all surrounding wires to see if something was loose or fried and found nothing. Since I unplugged everything from the dash I couldn't tell if I was getting power to my instrument panel, but my headlights turn on. Is there a fuse, wire, or something I'm doing wrong please help me.

[RABarrett]

My suggestion is that a fusible link is fried. All wires with red insulation should be hot at all times. That includes the fusible links. You might try gently pulling on the links one at a time. The burned one will typically separate easily. You might even notice it stretching before it separates. If the wire inside is burned, the only thing holding it together is the insulation, hence the stretching. The best way is with a test light. Grounding one side will allow the search of voltage. ALL fusible links should be hot with the key off. Ray