Craftsman 161.210400 Owner's Manual page 53

Test Number 31 Continued
DELCO HEi IGNITION COMPONENTS-SYSTEMS WITH SEPARATE COIL
rage b_
TEST
A
Battery
State of
Charge
SELEC TaR
KNOB
POSITION
2
16 VOLTS l_ttery
Pm.(_)
4
16 VOLTS Ignition
Feed_re
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PROCEDUR_
RESULTS
CLIP
TEST
CONNECTIONS
AND
RED
I
BLACK
| Remove Ignition Swift_h Feed Terminal from Coil and crank
Battery engine. Meter should read at least 9.6 volts. I( lower,
Neg,(-) charge b_ttery and proceed,
Remove coil cover and Igt_ttlo_ Wire No, 4, Connect
l REO clip to Ignition Switch Feed Termlrml. With
Battery tgnit_on Switch on, meter should read at least I0 volts.
Neg.(-) If low or z_o, replace tgnttlon Switch circuit.
C Call OHMS 5 6 Remove Colt Con_ect;on_ and connect RED clip to Ig_i-
P_;_ary x ! _gMft;on Coil tion Coil Tevm;_l, and BLACK clip to Colt Terminat,
Resist'a_ce Coil Terminal Meter should read between 0.2 and 0,7 ohms.
Term_rv_I
3 Remove Coil High Tension Wire_ and connect RED clip
D Call Secondary OHMS Hhjh S to High Tern;on O_ttput Te,'minol, BLACK clip to igni-
Resistance x TO00 Tension , Ignitlc_
Coil slam Call Term;hal. Meter shou4d read between 6,000
Output Term;rot a_d 12,000 ohms, 'If not, replace ¢ot!. Reconnect
Terminal High TensIon Wire,
tri_,l l Remove disl_'Ibuto¢ cap and rotor, Reconnect Colt Con-
Lowe_ Ha_ing
Harness (Red) 16 VOLTS Term;nall_ Battery necta¢ and Ignition Feed Wire to Coil, With Ign;tion
Continuity on Neg.(-) Swffch on_ meter should re_d at ieatt |0 volts, tf
lower, repair at replace i_wer Housing Ha_e.,
Module
F Lower Housing
H, a r net_ (grOwn)
Continuity
G Pick-up
Coil
Reslsl_nce
H
Pick-up Coil
to Ground
t6 VO LTS
OHMS
x I000
OHMS
x 1000
11
Terminal
on
Module
WEtte
Pick-up
Le_d
e
Wl_lt,
Pick-up
Lead
I
Battery
Neg
(-)
1
Green
Pick-up
Lead
I
Ik_tlery
Neg, (-)
With Ignit;o_ Swit¢_ o_, meter should read at least l0
volts, It lower, repoh" of replace Lower Housing
Homes| _
Disconnect Green and W_lte Pick-up Leads from Module
and connect to RED and BLACK cllp_, Meter should
read between 500 and l,.SO0 ohms. If it does not, re-
place Pick-up Coil A.embty_
C_nect RED clip to White Plck-up Lead. Be certain Green
Lead Is €iemr from 01i moist sucre:m, /v_ter d_ould not
move. It' It _wt_, r_l_|oce Plck..u_ Coil A.embly. Reinstall
dlswibutor coo and €olor.
if test_ above do not lahore defective components, then the trouble ;s with the Electronic Control Unit. Since thIs u_it
it not servIceoble, it mutt be repla_ed.