No power on either side of coil fuse

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Dummy me power washed my engine bay and messed something up. The engine ran "ok" immediately afterward, it was after it sat not running for a few minutes that it started to act up (i.e. crank but no start). I let it sit all night and with some coaxing got it to start the nex day. It was running rough at first and then seemed to smooth out but it was smoking out of the exhaust. I shut it down and attempted to restart it but found it in a crank but no start situation again. I bench checked the coil packs and seem to be getting proper ohms across each coil. I checked the ignition control module and am getting 12v on the first wire (wire P), I am not getting hardly any voltage on the second wire (wire N). Checking the coil fuse I do not have power to either side. Is it possible the ECM has shut that circuit down? Does this sound like a bad ignition control module? I am new to the Buick 3.8 Turbo scene and am super close to purchasing a ScanMaster scanner. Any direction to at least get this thing running again would be great.
 
That fuse is powered by the ignition switch.Did you check with the key in the "run" position?
 
Here is where the water gets muddy. This engine is in a 54 Chevy ratrod pickup truck. The fuse panel is a universal aftermarket, I am now wondering if that circuit ever had power on either side of the fuse. I have never had a reason to check. My buddy has a spare ICM, I am going to try that tonight and see what happens.
 
You should have 10 volts between pin N (and pin H) and ground. If you don't, then measure between pin N and pin L. If you see about 10 volts now the CCI module is not grounded properly.

In the original configuration, Pin P is tied to the ECM/IGN fuse, and pin M is tied to the C3I fuse.
 
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