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Question: high voltage from coil but nothing thru new distributer cap and rotor going to plugs.

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ready kilowatt, V8, Duluth, MN, September 11, 2010, 18:30
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van was running one day next day went out to start it nothing, when i short high voltage from coil to ground it sparks but when i try to short it from new cap by way of plug wire to ground, nothing.

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    Johnny Mopar September 13, 2010, 13:08
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    First, make sure your distributor is rotating when you turn the engine over. Next yo may have a defective rotor which is grounding the coils secondary output.

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    Visitor, September 13, 2010, 20:36

    the rotor is rotating - - i tried that with the cap removed - - i have tried two new distributor caps & rotors - - could it be that the secondary high voltage from the coil is not high enough? that it cannot be transmitted to the plug wires with sufficient voltage?

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