"High resistance = low amps, and not hot cables." WEll...this is kinda correct...but not quite... High resistence thru a cable or connection will mean LOW voltage and there will be LOW amp flow...A Hot cable means whatever you are trying energize something it is drawing to many amps and the Voltage to this unit will be low.[starter] If the battery cables are too small they cannot carry to load and get warm.

So...make sure the cables are the correct size for your application. Insure that you have good connectiosn at the battery,starter relay and starter, Make sure your ground is clean and tight, Disconnect the coil wire andcrank the engine....if it cranks ok, the timing is set too high.