[zkdawg]

i just tested the coils as the kgis said and it is suppose to be .55-.60 ohm but im getting 0 ohms on the ones in the car and the ones i got from a junker. can anyone tell me if they r still good?

 

[aquanaut20]

If you have an auto ranging MM it may read .56ohms as "0". Find a different meter.. Philip

 

[zkdawg]

its not auto ranging, i used a cheap G.E. multimeter. it norm. doesnt have problems finding ohms

 

[drx350]

Nope, coils are no good. They should always read a resistance. Make sure that you are testing them the correct way, from input to output, I didn't get it right the first time...

 

[zkdawg]

i tested the spark and they have spark but im not sure how good the spark is.
ill retest them again just to make sure i did the ohms test right.

thx for the help.

 

[aquanaut20]

i tested the spark and they have spark but im not sure how good the spark is.
ill retest them again just to make sure i did the ohms test right.

thx for the help.

You can test the strength of the spark with a spark tester..

Coil on plug quick test

... Philip

 

[zkdawg]

i put the tester to the proper gap and there was spark, my tester it similar to that, mine is pictured

 

[zkdawg]

could it be the the ecm is bad, could it be sending the spark to late or to soon?
this thing has no pwr and it wont restart warm. if u hit the gas, lets just say i have seen golf carts get up and go faster

 

[aquanaut20]

If in doubt, back to basics, do a compression test to verify the basic engine timing... Philip

 

[zkdawg]

i plan on doing that tomorrow

 

[DavesSpectra]

Your cheap meter does not have the resolution to read below 1 ohm and it "looks like" 0 ohms. An inexpensive digital multimeter can be gotten from Harbor Freight for around $6 an on sale for $3 and will read that low a resistance.
Dave

 

[aquanaut20]

If the coils are firing and pass the Kv test, any Ohms testing would be redundant... Philip