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Impulse Sender Coil Check

NOTE: Do not use a test light to check distributor impulse sender coil. High voltage may damage the coil.
  1. Be sure impulse sender coil feed wires have not been cut. Disconnect the 5-wire relay connector and the 3-wire distributor connector (2 black wires, 1 gray). See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: Ohmmeter Hookup for Checking Impulse Sender Coils Ohmmeter needle should move.
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  2. Connect lead of an ohmmeter to terminal 5 of the 5-wire relay harness connector. Connect the other ohmmeter lead to the double black wire terminal of distributor connector. The needle should move. If not, replace impulse sender coil.
  3. To check impulse sender coil for shorts, connect ohmmeter lead to terminal 5 with second ohmmeter lead connected to distributor body. The needle should not move. If it does, replace impulse sender coil.
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