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Old Jul 17, 2002 | 08:09 AM
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Testing the coil is kinda hard to explain. I'll try anyway.

Make sure the ignition is off btw when you do this. As the coil sits in the distributor on the left side of the coil is the actual nobbie thing with the spring/coil sticking out right? To the right of that spring is a terminal. That is the negative terminal. The positive terminal is just below the negative, slighty rescessed. For greater clarity the negative terminal has a white and blue wire on it, the positive terminal has a...black and yellow wire on it.

The resistance between the coil and the positive terminal should be between 12.8-19.2 k ohms on your meter. The resistance between the positive and negative terminal should be .6-.8 ohms.

If your coil is out of spec its like an 80 dollar part from Kragen. That could be why your not getting spark.

Also make sure your spark plug wires are not fuxxored. Their resistance should be no more than 25k ohm.

If your coil is in spec then your Ignition Control Module might have broken, I think its sorta $$$ to. Post back if you need to test that thing. (the ICM sits below the coil at about 45 degrees, it has a yellow/green wire, a black/yellow wire, and a white/blue wire plugged into it. Its like a small stack of credit cards in size and i think its coppery looking.
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