Reversed coil polarity needs about 20% more voltage to fire the spark plugs. With slightly dirty plugs, there will be an intermittent miss under load if the polarity is reversed.
Jerry

Last edited by Hotrod Lincoln; 02/25/2011 2:44 AM.

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