Coil Question General

I have a 85 renault alliance with starting problems once warmed up.
I replace the coil and that did not solve the problem.

In the old days when you took the high voltage lead off the
distributor and held it close to a ground and cranked the engine it
would jump the gap with a good spark. The spark I get from my 85 is
rather anemic. I have to look close to see if it is even sparking.
Should I see a more intense spark?

thanks tom

Tjacobs wrote:
> I have a 85 renault alliance with starting problems once warmed up.
> I replace the coil and that did not solve the problem.
>
> In the old days when you took the high voltage lead off the
> distributor and held it close to a ground and cranked the engine it
> would jump the gap with a good spark. The spark I get from my 85 is
> rather anemic. I have to look close to see if it is even sparking.
> Should I see a more intense spark?

Yes!

Wipe out the inside and outside of the distributor cap and do the
plug leads and rotor as well. I had a similar problem on my '82 BMW 320.


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