1989 Volkswagen Jetta No start and no fire

1989 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
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Electrical problem
1989 Volkswagen Jetta 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic
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Coil, plugs, wires, cap, and rotor are new. Power to coil with test light. Nothing through wires.

I don't know how to test the little module on the side of distrubutor $85. Could it be that thing or the new coil bad again?

How is secondary on coil tested? How many ohms should coil primary show?
Aug 3, 2008 at 12:43 PM
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Coil primary and secondary winding resistances Primary: coil postive terminal to negative terminal should read .52 to .76 ohms and Secondary negative terminal to center of coil should read 2400K to 3500 ohms not sure about this reading though might be inaccurate maybe its 12,400 to 13,500 ohms See below references


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Dec 20, 2016 at 3:24 AM
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