[AT] Electrical Problems..Please help

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Cecil I don't want to disagree with you because you rarely if ever wrong.  
But on this you have it backwards. The coil will spark when the points open and  
field in the coil collapses.  Your idea is right but you need to touch  
ground then watch for the spark when you pull it away. 
Walt
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In a message dated 7/30/2006 6:12:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
crbearden at copper.net writes:

 
Take the wire running from thedist to the coil off and turn on the  ignition 
and ground the side of the coil you just took off and see if you  get a spark 
from the coil high side.. If not, and you have current to the  coil, then you 
got a coil problem..
If so, then crank the engine until  the points are closed and touch that 
distributor wire to the coil and see  if you have a spark at the coil high 
side again. If not, then you have an  open circuit in the points either from 
dirty points or a broken wire from  the distributor post to the points. 
sometimes the insulator where the post  goes thru the dist will get grounded.
If you got spark, then crank the  engine until the points are open and try 
touching the dist wire to the  coil again. if you get spark now, the points 
are grounded in the  distributor, or the post thru the dist is grounded, or 
your condensor is  grounded.


Cecil in OKla






Walt  Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth, OR 97361
503 623-0460