Pick-Up Coil: Testing and Inspection

Ignition Distributor Assembly Components:

Testing Pickup Coil Assembly:

DISASSEMBLE
1. Distributor cap (1) (Refer to accompanying image for numbered references) by loosening ignition distributor cap bolts/screws (23).

2. Rotor (9) from distributor shaft (18).

3. Pickup coil leads from ignition control module (15).

A. Connect ohmmeter to pickup coil lead terminal and to distributor base.
B. Observe ohmmeter. Ohmmeter should read infinite at all times. If not, pickup coil (17) is faulty.
C. Connect ohmmeter to both terminals of pickup coil lead. Flex pickup coil leads by hand to check for intermittent opens.
D. Ohmmeter should read one steady value between 500-1500 ohms as pickup coil leads are flexed by hand. If not, pickup coil (17) is faulty.