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12 volts to coil

I have a hyster s40xm with the Chevy 2.3. It will crank or turn over but will not start I am not getting power to my coil. all the fuses are good the switch as power going to coil. all the wiring is in good shape.Now for the kicker i can remove the positive wire from the distributor and bam i get my 12 volts on coil. i have changed the module in the distributor. any have any ideas on what could be the issue?
  • Posted 21 Sep 2017 20:16
  • By Flexman
  • joined 15 Dec'16 - 14 messages
  • Georgia, United States

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