97 SPX Coil Issue

[Hokiebob]

Help---my 97 SPX which I posted about below may have a bad coil--when testing the secondary windings, I get a reading of ~24Meg Ohms. Question--when testing, I removed the boots, stripped the insulation back and was reading between the two plug wires---is that correct?

If so, can someone help identify the correct replacement coil--I seem to find contradictory info--some indicate

• 278000202
• 278000586

may be correct, and other places it indicates something different. Some list 97 along with the 98/99's and others list it with teh earlier models. Its the 787 model and the ones it lists with that are older have some smaller engines, so I'm unclear which is actually correct.

Thanks for any help-hopefully I'm on the path to correct it!
what a great forum
bob

 

[Hokiebob]

any help?