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Originally Posted by LJ851 View Post
Are you getting spark at the coil wire before it enters the distributor cap ? A worn or defective carbon button could keep the spark from getting to the rotor.
Yes. And I have also seen spark at the cylinder wires once when I crank, but it does not hold. I see one spark and then no spark.
Btw, my little scope just arrived, so I will be able to check the signal at the green wire, if I find time this WE.
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