Use one of the spark plug wires in the coil, with a spark plug in the
end, metal of the plug touching metal on the engine. Crank the engine.
The plug should spark just fine if your problem was the coil wire. If
not, your problem is not the wires, cap, or rotor.

Mark

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.
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