I thought my wires were correct but maybe not-they are not solid core. If you think it might be the coil wire you could by some solid core wire from the parts store and just make up a test cable. It sounds like the resistance is really high on your wire.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT