Coil Spark

1993 INFINITI G20
230,000 MILES
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JOECHAVEZ1
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When car is turned on if i touch the coil wire im i suppose to get a shock coming from the coil, cars on i touched the coil wire and i got shocked
Sep 19, 2012 at 9:47 PM
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HMAC300
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ya they were probably leaking a little electricity. it's to be expected
Sep 19, 2012 at 10:56 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Under normal circumstances you are not going to get any shocks but it can occur to some while others don't. Another possiblity is the wire or spark plug is bad.
Sep 19, 2012 at 11:05 PM
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