coil to dizzy cap sparking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• Oct 30, 2010

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after removing a stuck tappet on my 3.9 disco, replaced valley gasket etc , all ok new set of leads as others were caput, now getting rough idle and lumpy aceleration and a spark /tapping from the coil to dizzy lead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
any ideas please.
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• Oct 30, 2010

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One or two leads in the wrong position and did you replace the king lead as no leads should spark.

 

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Thanks for the reply, rechecked all lead posistions and all 9 are brand spanking, so im at bit of a loss now................

 

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Also idles ok ish but runs like a sack o ****e when pushing it a bit in 2/3rd its dark outside now so dark , just fired her up again and sparking on lead from coil to dizzy cap, is it just a ****e lead ?

 

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Sparking more so around coil end

 

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• Oct 30, 2010

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THERMAL SOLUTIONS said:

Sparking more so around coil end

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Stick the old lead back in, thats if you haven't bined it The cap isn't broken/chipped is it.