1998 Volkswagen Beetle "orange weak ignition spark" Questions

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...Orange/yellow is weak, blue is strong. Disconnect a spark plug wire at the spark plug end. Connect the plug wire to the spark tester and ground the tester to an appropriate location on the engine or ...

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1999 Dodge Ram has weak spark will not run weak spark, changed crank and cam sensors, complete tune up has been done. still has orange spark. Possibly needs ECM? Replace ignition coil.

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...orange spark is very weak and may not be enough to ignite the fuel mixture when subjected to the pressures inside the compression chamber. It would not hurt to do a thorough tune up with new spark ...

...choke..did you maybe get the wieres crossed.. check timing.. orange spark definatly shows weakness. Pick up in distrubuter or ignition module/coil faulty. Coil first then try the

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...weak spark (like orange) or no spark means an ignition system failure- ignition module (can also be tested at a parts store), Crank Position Sensor, Cam Position Sensor, poor ecm performance, bad ...

...out seeing it You should have a blue spark, not orangeOrange is a weak spark, and indicative of a problem in the ignition.  Since it's all coils, suspect the ignition

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...wire at the distributor end is only 1/4inch long and redish/orange. I think this should be at least 1inch long and blue. Why is the spark weak? I suggest replacing the distributor cap and the

...or secondary coil is compromised. Running rich because of weak spark. If you do a spark test, you will not see a bright blue spark if I am right. You will instead see a weak, almost orange

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weak orange spark. Replaced ignition coil assy. No change. Cranks easily. R & R distributor Looks OK! checked all connections, & + & - voltage drop .1v or less Help! Replace thye Ignition Switch.; How

...weak and orange, blue is ok. Follow the no spark or weak spark to the coil, now swap coils , repeat the same procedure if the problem follow the coil to the wires that were ok before the problem is ...

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