Doesn't a so called coil actually work like a capacitor. It only lets go of charge when negative is applied. I don't think you will get a reading with an ohm meter because it will take current from meter until they are at the same potential and read no circuit.
Dave Ingersoll,Ontario My web site: http://members.tripod.com/benj30/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ishee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Re: distributor > Thanks for the info but i just bought a $290 distributor from accel so i how > it isnt the distributor. Thanks for the info though. > Michael > > > >From: "Herbert Lumpp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [Chevelle-List] Re: distributor > >Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 09:27:31 -0700 > > > >Michael, > > > >My Vette was doing the same thing a while back. I went through 3 coils, > >and > >3 HEI distributors. > > > >It turned out to be a bad distributor, the coils where fine. The first two > >I tried were "rebuilt" from AutoZone and Checker. The third was from > >Performance Distributors and when I dropped it in, the engine fired up > >instantly. I would suggest trying a distributor from a running car and see > >if that works. > > > >No more cheap crap from AutoZone or Checker for me. > > > >cYa- > > > >Herb Lumpp > >1966 El Camino, LS6, 6 spd > >ACES 3509 > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Michael Ishee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:05 PM > > > > > > > > > > Ok for those you of who have been helping me to get my car to start once > > > again here is an update. I finally got an ohm meter and measured the > >coil > > > resistance the best i could with the lack of knowledge i had about the > > > machine and the process in conjunction with the horrible instructions. > >All > > > in all i managed to gather this about my Accel super coil. The ohms who > > > jump up (once again dont know how much because it would just quickly > >flast > > > up and didnt know too well how to translate the read-out) in number when > >you > > > would first turn the key to start the car then if you kept on trying to > > > crank the meter who read the same amount as it would with the car off. > >So > > > this is really all i gathered from the process and someone mentioned i > > > should have .82 resistance with this coil however i never got anywhere > >near > > > this number. With the meter set to measure under 1 ohm the screen would > > > read anywhere from 3 to 5 flickering back and forth then jump to about > >20 > > > when first start to crank the back to 3 or 5. I never quite understood > >this > > > as how the meter was supposed to read under 1 and i never got a decimal. > > > Any ways so i still think that the coil is the weak link and possibly a > >new > > > one will start the car. I did go to the parts store to buy another one > >but > > > they gave me the same one i took back which i think i might have shot. > > > Anyways sorry for the long post and any suggestions and advice is > >welcome > > > and thanks for all the help so far. > > > Michael > > > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------- > >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
