Coil Confusion

Thanks for the replies.
My voltage at the resistor was 7.9 and dropped to 7.7 by the time it passed through to wire to the coil.
I picked up a new coil tonight and will install tomorrow.
I need to find a spot on the firewall to mount vertically. everything is in the way!
I'm afraid to go too deep with screws in the firewall for fear of hitting something. lol
Thanks again for the fast response. I'll post an update when it's all back together.