do you have a mulitmeter it will be hard to check voltage on the ingition circut with out one<br /><br />first thing do you have power at the coil<br /><br /><br />tommays
ok iput the test light on + side of batt. and thuch - side of coil it lights than i thuch the + side and it lights is this right or is some thing shorted out
well a meter would be better but the clip on the test light should be conected to to a ground(-) then the point of the test should light should be used to touch places that should be + like the coil<br /><br />your going to need a shop manual or at least a wireing diagram there are a lot of places to check that will be hard to understand with out something to look at<br /><br />tommays
ok i have a shop manual and i looked at the diagram put the test light on - side of batt.and put the point on + side of coil turn on the key ok it lights but seems weak
with the key on, your current flows thru a resistor, lowering the voltage. you get full voltage while cranking. have you pulled a plug wire (or plug) and held it close to the block? see any spark as you crank the engine? your safety kill switch and shift interupter switch can ground out a coil.
Irish, unless you have incredibly sensitive eyes it is near impossible to gauge voltage with a test light. With coils, correct voltage is the key. A cheap multimeter will take the guess work out of your diagnosis.<br /><br />Aldo
You should have two wires going to the positive side of the coil. One comes from the starter solenoid and only has power (full 12+ volts) when the starter is cranking. The other comes thru a ballast resistor and only has about 9 volts constant.<br /><br />Disconnect the leads from the coil and check them with a voltage meter. (super cheap at Radio Shack)
Just gave Irish my spark tester and meter. He is a neighbor of mine.. lets see if we can help him out.. he seen what you guys did for me in the rude section "Sticky Rings"
it is near impossible to gauge voltage with a test light. With coils, correct voltage is the key. A cheap multimeter will take the guess work out of your diagnosis.<br /><br />Aldo