no power to coil

1987 SUZUKI SAMURAI
188,000 MILES
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BATFLASH
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no power to coil
Jan 13, 2012 at 9:34 PM
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PROAUTOTECH
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ignition fuse, ignition switch, loose connection in harness. Check the fuses first, then follow the hot wire back to figure out where it lost juice. I assume you did check that the coil does not have power rather than just noticing that it doesn't have spark, because there's a big difference there between the two. You could give the coil power externally if all else fails, but you would need a way to turn it off to prevent draining the battery and burning up the coil. I wouldn't reccomend that unless it's temporary and just to get you somewhere.
Jan 14, 2012 at 1:46 AM
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