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Originally Posted by irl View Post
Sorry to be slow here, Im actually quite intelligent with this stuff. -- Is the high tension lead the center wire from the coil to the distributor.

And if so I am fitting a spare plug up in it and touching the threads to the fan housing while I manually open and close the points.
Ed,
High voltage (tension as you called) is indeed the fat (+/- 1/4" diameter) center wire from coil to distributor. You can also use a test wire to ground the plug. I grab the spark plug electrode with a wire with alligator clips on two ends. The second clip I attach to a solid ground. From there, I don't run the risk of being in the path to ground, which won't kill, but will make you jump.

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