[jpulone]

How can I trouble shoot a dead Marrelli Plex distributor?
It worked before I rebuilt the engine and now it won't work. It does have 12 volts to the coil. I never removed the coil assembly and wires. I did make the mistake of cranking the engine without the plugs and 12 volts applied. I thought I might have destroyed the GM module, so I replaced the module and still doesn't work.

 

[alfaparticle]

Check the continuity from the connector that plugs into the coil assembly to the dizzy. It should be a low number of ohms. Otherwise you may have a broken wire or bad pick-up.

It is easy to hook up the complete system on the bench, spin the distributor and see sparks at the plug. Troubleshooting is much easier like this.

 

[jpulone]

Thanks for the input, but what is a dizzy, and please explain in more detail as to how to set it up on the bench. Sparks at what plug and why would you get a spark at an open plug?
Thanks for you help.