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"...When I test at the coil I get a blue spark".....

Not to assume too much, but when you test for spark, it goes something like this:

1. Position the coil wire (large secondary wire in the middle of the coil) close to ground (enough space for spark to jump).

2. Crank engine

3. Observe spark jumping to ground. You should also hear the spark jump.

... and when you insert the coil wire into the distributor cap (middle), then crank the engine again, there's no spark when one spark wire wire is held close to ground.

If so, there's an open between the dist. coil wire and the end of the spark plug wire. Does this happen to each and every spark plug wire?

If so, it's the rotor and/or distributor cap; perhaps not making contact. Is the rotor indexed onto the distributor shaft?

Sherwood
Old 08-30-2005, 05:57 PM
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