my car wont start, the fuel pump comes on but there is no spark and i cant figure out why

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Asked by 85_jetta Mar 25, 2010 at 05:48 PM about the 1985 Volkswagen Jetta

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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ive tryed hooking the coil up every way i can think of and still nothing, i dont know if theres some relay that effects how the coil distibutes power, but it seems to be getting power just not dispursing it, ive even tried another coil that i know works and its the same story im out of ideas

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disregard my question because i figured it out it turns out i had positive and negitive wires hooked up to the positive post together i fixed it and now it sparks

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