Troubleshooting ignition
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | This article explains how to troubleshoot points or | + | This article explains how to troubleshoot points or electronic ignitions with an external coil. This covers mostly no-start conditions. The only tool you will have to have is a good test light. |
==Checking voltage and ground== | ==Checking voltage and ground== | ||
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If all the above tests are OK, pull the coil wire out of the distributor cap and hold it 1/4" from the block with a well insulated pair of pliers and crank the engine. If you don’t see spark the coil or the coil wire is defective. If there is spark at the coil wire then you should have it at the plugs as long as the cap and rotor are OK. | If all the above tests are OK, pull the coil wire out of the distributor cap and hold it 1/4" from the block with a well insulated pair of pliers and crank the engine. If you don’t see spark the coil or the coil wire is defective. If there is spark at the coil wire then you should have it at the plugs as long as the cap and rotor are OK. | ||
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| + | ==Resources== | ||
| + | *[http://www.sparkplug-crossreference.com/ Spark plug cross-reference] | ||
[[Category:Electrical]] | [[Category:Electrical]] | ||
[[Category:Troubleshooting]] | [[Category:Troubleshooting]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ignition]] | ||
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