I checked and rechecked the wiring on the blasted coil. The negative side is going to the distributor and the positive side is connected to the engine harness. And Its a new coil so it shouldnt be defective... but for all I know it could be. the tests I have run on it to this point suggest it is working.
I did pull the plugs and only number three was wet. All the other ones are a little blackened... It did pop and backfire a couple times but I took this as timing being off. Now what does a fouled plug look like? and how would one go about cleaning them?
