coil resistance question

[Anonymous]

on my 82 gs850gl i just read the resistance between plug wires 2 & 3 and got 33k ohms (good). between 1 & 4 i get no reading (OL on my digital meter). i did not disconnect any other wires from the coil to do the test however. everything is still connected under the tank- could that be the problem?? the bike runs fine except for an occasional stumbling problem at about 3000 rpm's. thanks for helping.

[focus frenzy]

You should read something, there would apear to be a small break in the circut some place, possibly a cap or one of the wires, the high voltage is able to jump the break but you will loose some power.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a problem to me.

[Anonymous]

coil resistance

i think i'm going to try replacing plug boots first, then recheck the resistance. thanks for the help--i'll post results