With somebody else holding the wire, was there an audio alert instead of a
visual spark?
Robert D.
>Adrian,
>
>With "someone else holding the wire..." do you let them use the insulated
pliers?
>Just curious.
>
>WFO Herb
>
>"J. Adrian Barnes" wrote:
>
>> I employed a couple of spark plug testing methods this week. Both
involved
>> just holding a spark plug connected to the wire (very) near a grounded
piece of
>> metal, say, the alternator bracket, and watching for spark. One method
>> involved me holding the wire with insulated pliers, and the other
involved
>> somebody else holding the wire. :-)
>>
>> adrian
>>
>> Jeff Boatright wrote:
>>
>> > Assuming that I'm testing for spark correctly, and given that I'm
getting
>> > none at any plug, I think that either the coil or the dizzy could be at
>> > fault. What do you think? I'm somewhat anxious to resolve this as this
is
>> > my only car.
>> >
>>
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