assuming it is a older car with points the distributor goes to the negative side of the coil
Assuming you have an older vehicle with points, the wire from the distributor goes to the neg side of the coil.
The coil is inside the distributor. There is no coil wire.The coil is inside the distributor. There is no coil wire.
The coil wire runs from the coil to the center of the distributor cap.The coil wire runs from the coil to the center of the distributor cap.
The green wire from the tach goes to the negative side of the coil.
I believe that goes to the center of the distributor cap
Bolt The Coil Bracket And Coil To The Block, The - Goes To The Distributor The + Hooks To The Ignition.
+ goes to starter solenoid, - goes to distributor side post. center plug wire goes to center plug on distributor.
To wire the coil in a Mercury Bobcat: The + terminal goes to the "run" prong on the ignition switch. The - terminal goes to the points and condenser. The middle terminal (the one with the fat wire coming out of it) goes to the center post on the distributor. This is how you wire the coil in any car that has points and condenser. The Bobcats that are little construction machines have diesel engines in them, so there's no coil at all.
the coil which is bolted to the thermostat housing
If you have spark a the coil but not the distributor, then the coil wire has failed.
There is no coil wire. The coil is built inside the distributor.
one white wire goes to the distributor, the other goes nowhere. This is the lead that goes to the tach