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    Car got wet and won't start, can't locate fault vw polo 1996

    Cool, many thanks John! I'll order a new coil and update. :)
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    Car got wet and won't start, can't locate fault vw polo 1996

    Thanks John, with just an HT lead attached a spark will jump from the end of the lead rather than a spark on the coil. Is it likely the fault is elsewhere or is the coil simply not working well enough to make it to the plugs? Tom
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    Car got wet and won't start, can't locate fault vw polo 1996

    Hi, the car is a vw polo 1996, was driven through an unexpected puddle and stopped. It started working again but died completely a day later. The problem is with the ignition system, a spark is jumping from the coil to the nearest point it can find. HT lead is fine and a new distributor...
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