[SwpdMR2]

According to the BGB, the Primary somethin-or-another is supposed to be between .4-.5 ohms. The Secondary somethin-or-another is supposed to be between 10-14 k ohms.

My primary read between .8-1.2
My secondary didn't even get a reading

Is my ignition coil bad or is my ohm meter bad? If it's the ignition coil then I think I found my spark problem Let me know please!

 

[chris93]

sure sounds like it, is it running funny?

 

[Byron]

Do you have a scale for reading up to 20K ohms? If so try reading something else that is approximately the same. Get a 15K resistor and measure it. That should tell you whether or not your meter is the problem.

 

[SwpdMR2]

No its not running at all and I'm trying to figure out the problem.

I measured the distributor pickup coil and the reading on those came out ok so I think it is my ignition coil. Would you agree that it isn't my meter?

 

[chris93]

Short the 2 leads of the meter together and make sure you get 0 ohms. That's another way to rule it out. But it sure sounds like a bad coil to me.

 

[SwpdMR2]

I just got a reading of .3ohms when I shorted them together. So would you say thats low enough to be an ignition coil problem?

 

[Byron]

Does your meter measure the resistance of the coil wire, or any of the spark plug wires?

 

[SwpdMR2]

It didn't read the spark plug wires because the probe wasn't long enough to reach inside the boot.

 

[Byron]

Then stick something into the plug boot. How about the coil wire?

 

[SwpdMR2]

The BGB didn't say to check the coil wire.

 

[DDTPRM]

if its bad, ive got an ignitor coil if you need one.

 

[Byron]

The BGB didn't say to check the coil wire.

I am simply offering you a suggestion to try something else that may be in the neighborhood of resistance as the secondary of the coil. It is highly likely that your ohmmeter has a weak battery. The higher the resistance, the more likely the battery is to be the problem.

 

[SwpdMR2]

I hear ya, I thought the meter was bad too until I tested the pickup coil on the distributor and everything read fine there. I think I'm going to grab a new ignition coil. It's a rusty mess, maybe it being old has something to do with it.

 

[SwpdMR2]

if its bad, ive got an ignitor coil if you need one.

what would the price go on one of these?

 

[DDTPRM]

what would the price go on one of these?

pm sent

 

[SwpdMR2]

I replied...and I wanted to say thank you to byron and chris for your quick and responsive help, and thanks to you ddtprm for supplying me with a good one, hopefully this does the trick.

 

[chris93]

good job debugging!!

 

[DDTPRM]

I replied...and I wanted to say thank you to byron and chris for your quick and responsive help, and thanks to you ddtprm for supplying me with a good one, hopefully this does the trick.

no prob man. glad i could help.