Deener

Well, I was under the hood again last night and I cleaned up the coil bracket as best as I could and still nothing. I pulled apart and cleaned all of the fusable links too, they seem tight. I have to buy a multimeter/ohm meter (whatever you call it) and test the voltage, I'll get one this weekend. Also, about the screwdriver test for spark in the wire...I'll give that a go too. Once I establish spark from the coil, do I have to pull the entire dist out to get at the CAS or is that part inside the dist? I had the dist cap off last night and couldn't locate the CAS...but I am afraid to pull out the whole dist without a timing light. I will get this car running if it's the last thing I do and I'll owe it all to you folks!!

Yeah, I checked the fuse (IGN, 3rd from the left, center row - 15a) it's good. The spark test I did was by pulling the wire that goes from the coil to the dist, and placed it about 2mm from a steel bolt...I should have gotten a blue spark from what I gather, but instead I got nothing. This is why I concluded that I'd need another 'condenser'. The fusable links looked ok too. I am far from a mechanic so you folks are my only source, I can't thank you enough! Dean

Thanks again. You guys are great! I'll post my results as soon as I get back to the car! Dean

Thank you soooo much! I will definitely give it a shot. You are the first person out of many who has provided any direction whatsoever. Greatly apreciated!!! Dean

Hi there, I have been searching for answers to this and nobody (not even the dealer) knows what it is. I have an 88 GL Wagon, 4x4 and it died. Found that there was no spark so I replaced the coil with one from a wrecker, it came with the bracket and a little 'resistor'. Well, it died again so I replaced the coil again with a new one this time and I seem to have no spark from the coil still (didn't replace the resistor). Does anyone know what the name of the little 'resistor' item is? The timing belt is good, rotor spins with the dist cap off, fuse is ok. Any help or suggestions would be apreciated. I am running out of options. Dean