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Color? Who uses color?! Grab the coil lead in your left hand and stick your right index finger in the distributor hole where it would normally plug in. Have a friend start the car. Use the below table to determine coil strength. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Engine continues to run and you are frozen in place - After-market coil: Excellent condition, not defective. Stock coil: Defective resistor, replace coil. Coil and you will burn out soon. 2) Engine continues to run and you can dance and scream - After-market coil: Excellent condition, you are defective. Stock coil: As #1 above. 3) Engine dies - You are throw X number of feet from rear of vehicle: X Coil condition --- -------------- >6 Good 4-5 Good, but may be getting old (or you need to go on a diet) 2-3 Weak, needs to be replaced soon <1 Bad, replace immediately, will not keep car running 0 Dead, replace immediately (or you're just sadistic) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This method does take some getting used to but is very accurate and great for those who may be color blind. I first used this test when I sat on a Briggs-Stratton lawn mower engine when a friend started it up. The ignition system was "Good". Toby "a.k.a. 'The Idiot Bentley' " Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ >-----Original Message----- >What should be the color of the spark from the coil to the >distributor be >if the coil is good? And what will the color be if the coil is >faulty?