# Ignition coil failing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coil-failing/19911>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 23, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coil-failing/19911 "2008-09-23T12:48:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coil-failing/19911/1 "2008-09-23T12:48:33Z")

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Hi folks! Beautiful Fall day here in the Poconos! Simple question . . . what’s the standard test for a failing ignition coil? My old Accord ('89-5sp/460,000 miles/4 cyl with a carb). Symptoms . . . idiot light (battery) once in a while . . . new battery last May . . . flutter in idle and tachometer once in a while. I checked spark . . . at the plug it’s orange, not blue. Any quick checks? This IS the original coil, BTW. Rocketman