Ignition Problems

[Mgtd51@aol.com]

Duringthe rebuild of my 51TD, I purchased a replacement coil.  It is not
original LUCAS equipment.  Instead of the coil terminals being denoted as SW
and CB, they are + and -.  The car is a positive ground.

My questions;

Which terminal on the coil is attached to the distributor?

The coil when I hooked it up became too hot to touch; hot enough to start a
fire.  Why?

Thanks for your help.