coil or distributor bad? HELP!!!!
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coil or distributor bad? HELP!!!!
i have an old carburated 302, and it has no spark. is there a way to check the coil? i know it's getting electric, but how do i check to see if it's working? how do i check to see if the distributor is good?
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From: Easton,Ks
Originally Posted by F250DOOOK
i have an old carburated 302, and it has no spark. is there a way to check the coil? i know it's getting electric, but how do i check to see if it's working? how do i check to see if the distributor is good?
For the coil take a test light and touch it to the neg (-) side of the coil and crank the engine, if it flashes and you get on spark it is bad. If it did not flash more than likely you have a bad Ignition Module unless you have points.
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Take a testlight or voltmeter and hook the + lead of the testlight or meter to the - of the coil.
Take the - lead of the meter or testlight and hook it to a good ground on the engine block.
Get someone to crank the engine, and the testlight should blink, or the meter should jump on and off. If it doesn't jump, then your points are bad, or possibly your ignition box is bad if you have electronic ignition.
Take the - lead of the meter or testlight and hook it to a good ground on the engine block.
Get someone to crank the engine, and the testlight should blink, or the meter should jump on and off. If it doesn't jump, then your points are bad, or possibly your ignition box is bad if you have electronic ignition.
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From: Easton,Ks
Originally Posted by F250DOOOK
what if the coil is bad? will that test still work? is there an easy way to test that?
What year are we talking about?
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