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Re: Kilovolts in 4 cyl. lost spark
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 6/20/2005

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In a conventional single coil/distributor ignition, the coil "polarity" is negative in respect to the secondary. That worked well for several reasons, one being the spark will 'jump' from a more negat... Login to read more.