GM pickup coil and ignition coil mismatch

[Tom Sharpe]

Robert Wilkinson wrote:

> Just read a little blurb from a service manual:
> "Ingnition coils with Red and White leads should be matched with pick-up
> coils having either a Clear, a Black, or a Blue connector.  Ignition coils
> with Red and Yellow leads must be matched with pick-up coils with a Yellow
> connector."
>
> Mine don't match, and I'm trying to trace down a high rpm miss.... think I
> am on the right track??

I duno, and the auto supplies don't either... If you buy a replacement pickup
(or aftermarket one), no one can say which coil to buy to match it... much
less xref an aftermarket coil to an aftermarket pickup. This is the first doc
I have heard of.

Regards  Tom