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Over the weekend, I replaced the ignition wires on my recently purchased 1981 Mercury 4.5 with 10 gauge wire. Once the wiring was replaced, I tried to start the motor for the first time. Unfortunately, I am getting no spark.
I checked the continuity of the spark plug wire and it read zero ohms. I also checked the continuity of the points. There was zero ohms with the points closed and with the points open. If I tested from either contact to either the positive or negative post of the yellow and red ignition coil that you can see in the above picture, the ohms also read zero. Is this narrowing down the problem? What should I check next? Thanks.
I checked the continuity of the spark plug wire and it read zero ohms. I also checked the continuity of the points. There was zero ohms with the points closed and with the points open. If I tested from either contact to either the positive or negative post of the yellow and red ignition coil that you can see in the above picture, the ohms also read zero. Is this narrowing down the problem? What should I check next? Thanks.