2.0L ('83-'88) 1987 cranks, has spark, won't fire

[Drummadude]

I just picked up this Ranger and I can't get it to run. It is a carburator version, put on a replacement engine that was an EFI. The guy I got it from put on a new distributor, cap, coil. It had the plate removed and a mechanical fuel pump bolted on the block. I am have no knowledge when it comes to the systems required to make this truck run. The MCU on the passenger side fender is in bad shape, I don't know if anything that this governs is needed to make this motor fir

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Spray some fuel down the carb. Turn it over. Does it try to fire? If so the you should suspect fuel problems. If nothing happens then its spark related.

 

[Drummadude]

I just bought a new coil, but not getting spark. My multimeter is reading 8 VDC and it should be 12, where should I look to ensure 12VDC?