Quote Originally Posted by judasPriest
ummmmmmmmm is this using an H.E.I. distributer???if not i suggest takink the coil off the firewall and drying the trapped water behind it thats preventing the coil from grounding.. experienced this same problem on a 1969 camero this guy had all done up pretty as can be except the rust behind the coil on the fire wall...i flat bedded it to this shop and told them everything i had checked(which didnt inclued removing brandy new chrome M.S.D.coil on the fire wall) kid younger and less experienced than me walked over to the car and began taking off the coil after listening to me tell all this to his boss..took a screwdriver too the rust spot then re attached the coil and started the car... wanna talk about pissed off and embarrassed....hope i helped
I believe somebody is pulling your leg juda, all he did was clean the rust off your firewall. you don't need to ground a coil. the points is the ground that makes the coil work.