A safer approach to testing plug wires is to pull the wire, attach it
to a spare spark plug, ground the plug to the block and then crank.
High voltage can be a bit "shocking".
> Subject: Re: TR6 Ignition Problems
>
> The rotor may be turning fine but that doesn't mean it is OK. Pull
> the coil
> wire from the cap and hold the brass end close to the engine block and
> have
> someone crank the engine. Do you get spark? If so repeat this test
> with a plug
> wire. You will have to stick a screwdriver up the boot and hold the
> screwdriver close to the engine block. If you get no spark you may be
> suffering from
> an oft too common malady of rotor failure.
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