What makes you so sure about that ? My Opel Kadett had a similar problem and it was well known, that the pickup coils fail on that modell. Had to change it 3 times within 6 years. There are more possibilities than just a broken wire. Elvis Dave, What makes you think the pick up coil is bad that it has to be replaced. It will normally read about 600 ohms cold +/- 5% then up to 700 ohms hot. It's just a coil of wire on a plastic bobbin. If it's bad the car won't crank. John Hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/delorean-parts/electrical.html To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/