Quote Originally Posted by Eds View Post
The pickup coil is located at the center of the distributor. The distributor shaft passes thru the center of the coil assembly. The two leads from the coil attach (ie. plug into) the ICM. Unplug the coil to ICM and with your multi-meter you can check the coil for shorts to ground and measure the resistance of the coil which should be 500-1500 ohms. To replace the coil, you need to pull the distributor and remove the distributor shaft from the housing to access the coil. Replacing the pickup coil does not require you to purchase another ICM.
Thank you, very helpful.