Date:         Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:32:13 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: High resistance causing no spark?
Comments: To: Mike Jeffrey <oldbus@GMAIL.COM>
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Mike Jeffrey wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I'm getting no spark at any of the plug wires... I tested the lead
>from the coil to the center of the distributor cap and it showed
>~16,000 ohms of resistance (if I'm reading the multimeter correctly).
>Manual says max of 2400 - would this high resistance cause no spark,
>or just very weak spark?
>
>Anybody know anywhere in San Francisco that sells this wire
>individually? All the FLAPS sell it as a (rather pricey) kit.
>
>Cheers!
>Mike.
>
>
>
>
Mike, I may be speaking out of turn here, without actually going out
and  looking, but I beleive the wire from coil to distributor is just
another spark plug wire, basically. Should be like all the other wires
in it's performance. If not, you may have a bad connection between the
coil and the distributor. Works sort of like a battery terminal and
terminal cable. You can get some corrosion on/in the connections and the
resistane will go way up. Pull the wires and clean the terminals on the
end of the wires. Should take care of the problem. If not, just stick
another plug wire in there.

Have you checked the reistance through the distributor cap?

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver