11 cab CMP Distributor question

[MikeV]

Hello Everyone
I am a looking for a bit of help. I am a member of the ONTR museum in Oshawa and we are rebuilding a 11cab ford v8 we are at the point of trying to check for ignition to the spark plugs, but the clam shell distributer which is on the front of the motor ( had to remove every thing to get at it.)
Looks like it has a bit of wear to the contacts . we cleaned up the contacts and tried an ohmmeter on the contact inside the cap to the plug connection. Should I get a reading to show it will carry voltage or will we have to hook everything up and hope for the best ?
All the wires look original and so is the dist. cap. we have replaced the coil and set and cleaned the points and rotor.