Re: [Classic Mustang] Starting Problem (Help)

Just a suggestion. The high voltage from the coil can be very unpleasant!

Use a spark plug on the end of a plug wire. Just lay the spark plug
on a good ground and watch to see if you get a good spark across the gap.

Greg S.
95 2+2 GT, K code

At 01:23 AM 4/21/2009, you wrote:
>snip....................
>I like to test the coil output by unplugging the coil wire from the
>distributer cap. I hold the business end of it close to ground while
>cranking to see if the coil output sparks. To do this safely, you can
>shove a common 1/4"-wide screwdriver blade into the plug at the end of
>the coil wire and hold the blade of the screw driver about~1/8" to 1/4"
>inch away from a rocker arm cover, bold on the AC compressor, or any
>ground source. Pick a place where a spark will be highly visible.
>snip...................
>Cheers -
>Michael

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