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Date:         Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:04:40 -0500
Reply-To:     mike boland <westy@MVBOLAND.COM>
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From:         mike boland <westy@MVBOLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: cutting out and sparking coil
Comments: To: laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM
In-Reply-To:  <5.1.1.6.0.20030423201257.00a2e560@mail.gct21.net>
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while getting new plug wires why not add new cap & rotor and new plugs?

At 08:17 PM 4/23/2003 -0700, Steve Delanty wrote: ><snip> >> Looked over at the coil and saw ignition >>sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This >>morning on start up just before it got light I looked back there and it was >>really sparking pretty bright and I could see it sparking in the wire in >>places near the distributor. > >I'd start with a new set of plug wires. I'd guess you've got one or more >open ones and the spark is looking for another way to ground. >If you have an ohmmeter, check the resistance of each plug wire (including >the coil wire) Anything more than 15K ohms is probably too much. > >Steve


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