With a volt meter, cehck the coil voltage with and without the engine running.
Running: 8-10 volts or so. Off: 12 volts or so. During cranking the voltage will be high but once it starts, the ballast rsistor will keep the voltage down to avoid baking a coil. If a coil does get damaged, the output can drop a lot due to damaged windings inside. Replacing a coil is one option, but I'd check to see you are getting the proper voltage to begin with. Don't be alarmed to see 8 volts while running- that's nomral. Of course, a bad alternator/voltage regulator that is keeping the entire electrical system low will cause similar problems. My 94 Astro minivan just ate an alternator and when the battery dropped to 10 volts while driving, the vehicle refused to speed up- engine would flatline really low in the RPM range. -Vegaman Dan *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
