how out of spec is bad?

[gerb73]

Hey all, I have an 83 gs550e. testing the sig gen, ignitor and coils. went to cliff's website and used the steps there under electrical odds-n-ends. seems I am not getting the spark or weak/intermittent spark. carb side is good, soaked and cleaned. plugs pulled after trying to start and they are wet(gas). ground plugs to engine when pulled and not seeing spark all the time.

-coils resistances are within spec
-tried the ignitor test and got no spark on plugs 1 or 2
-the resistances between the 2 wires on each pick up on sig gen are higher than spec given. 200ohms are max and i got 343 and 346 ohms. Its not a lot but can this cause these issues.

what is the way of testing the plugs? resistences or other way.

Thanks
Gerb

[Nessism]

Not sure if this is the problem but you might want to check voltage at the coils and perform the relay mod if it's less than 11 volts or so. Basically, resistance builds up in the various connectors and reduces voltage, which reduces spark.

[gerb73]

Thanks Ed, I'll do a check on voltage.

Gerb