Napa has an "Echlin" brand coil in stock.

Any reason not to get it? I assume that Bosch is preferred, but it sure
would be nice to be driving today.

Ray

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Raymond Paquette <raymondpaquette@gmail.com
> wrote:

> 1987 Syncro, 2.1
>
> Okay, what I get with this test is:
>
> no spark
> no sound from injectors (that I can hear-is it reasonably loud?)
> fuel pump cycles on and off at consistent points in the engine revolution
>
> suggestions?
>
> My coil is not to the specs in Bentley:
> 2 ohms primary, Bentley says it should be (0.5-0.8)
> 3000 ohms secondary, which is in the Bentley range
>
> I'd just run out and get a new coil, except that I already got a new coil,
> and it matches the specs on my old coil. But it was "Wells" brand from
> Autozone (yes I'm an idiot, no need to tell me). I figure that it's fairly
> likely that I got the wrong coil or a bad one.
>
> I guess that I need a coil, but am concerned that I didn't hear the
> injectors firing when I did Ken's test. Is the coil somehow involved?
>
> Ray
>
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:
>
>> Raymond,
>> With the ignition ON I hold the distributors center wire near the block
>> while turning the engine over by hand. You should get a spark AND hear the
>> injectors fire twice per revolution. For an easier/safer method use one of
>> these
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=4445
>>
>> The distributors connector is too fragile for poking at with test leads.
>>
>> Ken Lewis
>> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>> in statu viae
>>
>>
>