Coil HV side can still be bad internally so before going beyond the lead removal I would check the resistance from the pin to coil body. Just saves a little frustration later and is just common sense to check. Of course if the coil's primary
trigger is bad we can still be wasting our time. What I am referring to about replacement is mainly when we know the lead itself is bad. Example chewed in two or the internal wire is broken. Here mice is a big problem when comes to wiring problems.
The short leads are a problem at times even coil swap outs as I ran across a few that knew were the same coil but where the OEM had shorten the lead to dress out the engine. Handhelds are the worst for short leads. Sometimes all you need is an extra 1/4" and it is not even there.
