I replaced my timing belt yesterday and did a valve adjustment
after i replaced the timing belt the car started and ran great, si i commenced to check the ignition timing.

I am all knuckle-head when it comes to understanding electrical stuff, so i will do my best to explain.

i think i am using an inductive timing light but not sure, it has a lead to positive and negative and another wire with a spring to put in between the #1 plug wire and distributor cap. Ignition timing was already close at 12 deg BTDC. So i left it alone, however with the motor still running and the timing light hooked up i pulled the #1 wire from off the timing light spring, and HEARD SOME ARCING/CLICKING COMING FROM AREA OF COIL, the motor continued to run and i put the #1 plug wire back onto distibutor, motor continued to run. However, minutes later when I tried to start up it would not.

I replaced the coil with a new one and checked the spark plug wires and found them to have resistance: the needle on the meter went about half-way on the coil wire with meter set to K ohms or 1X ohms and the plug wires went about 3/4 of the way across the meter. I am going back out to check the amount and consult with Bentley book. I only moments ago discovered that plug wires need resistance to block radio intereference, so I'm no electrical engineer.

I checked all of the fuses, including the engine bay fuse by the coil. The wires at the coil all have 100% continuity and measure same voltage as battery with ignition set to on. I have located a vendor with new plug wires in stock 30 minutes away for $57. I will consult Bentley for troubleshooting, but I really am all thumbs.

A phone conversation with one of you would be most excellent.
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