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You may have power to the coil but if it doesn't "pulse" in time with the engine revolutions you'll never get a spark.

With the key on, disconnect the power to the coil. You'll see a big spark as you disconnect the wire if the coil is working. (use plastic pliers or something that will protect you from a really big electrical surge, getting shocked with one of those things isn't fun)

You could have a problem with the distributor "pickup" (I'm pretty sure a stock 83 doesn't have mechanical points), the control module or the coil itself. Replace the module in the rotor base. That sucker controls the coil firing and is often intermittent.

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