arced dizzy

[MIKEY*2007]

put a screwdriver across my dizzy on a early 80's blue band and arced it replaced coils still won't fire up any help thanhs

 

[Mi duckdown]

Re: arced dizzy

What the hell is a dizzy?

 

[Chris1956]

Re: arced dizzy

Mikey, The last Merc with a distributor was a 1979 inline six. It had one coil. Where exactly did the arcing come from? Wires can go bad, but if you have spark, the coil and switchbox are working.