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Distributor Pick-Up Coil Short & Resistance Checks

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1995 Cadillac Seville and 1995 Cadillac DeVille. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Disconnect pick-up coil leads from HEI/EST module terminals "N" and "P". Set ohmmeter to middle scale. Connect one ohmmeter lead to either pick-up coil lead and the other lead to distributor housing. Flex pick-up coil leads by hand to check for intermittent shorts to ground. Reading should be infinity at all times. If resistance is not infinite, replace pick-up coil.
  2. Connect ohmmeter between both pick-up coil leads. Check for intermittent open circuit by flexing wires and connectors. Resistance should be 500-1500 ohms. If resistance is not as specified, replace pick-up coil.
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