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hey, I degreased and washed my engine and engine compartment yesterday afternoon. had coil and distributor covered. went to start truck this morning and i dont have any spark. i dried out the distributor cap still nothing. how should i check for spark elsewhere? any suggestions?

With the key on, the + terminal on the coil should be hot. If not, work back toward the fuse box. LUV's have a weak link in the electrical system, the fusebox. The terminals the wires connect are riveted to the fuse holders. A little age and corrosion, and you get electrical intermittents. I solved mine by taking it apart and soldering the joints. Others have cleaned it with lemon juice, and others a new fuse box.

If you have 6-12 volts there, check for resistance between the + and - terminals and from the coil wire to ground. If either is open or shorted, the coil is bad. With the points open, the coil primary shouldn't be open.