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I assume you have something like a V12 with two banks of 6 cylinders each fed with a separate coil. I suggest you pull the lead off one of the plugs (with the engine off, naturally) and push a big nail inside the plug lead. Hold the end of the lead between two pieces of wood to insulate it and start her up. Point the nail as close to the spark plug as you can without touching it (or to any clean point on the engine block, like a bolt head you have sanded shiny) and see if you get a rhythmic spark (or any spark at all). No spark = no electicity. It doesn't actually prove the COIL is faulty because it might be that the coil is not getting any electricity supplied to it, but it's a start.

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