My husband has a 1983 Mercury Cougar and everyonce in a while it won't start but eventually does. Last night it decided it wasn't gonna start at all. It was getting any spark and just as soon as my dad hooked his test light to the battery and touched the coil wires it started right up. Which wire could be messed up causing this?

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when you turn the key on you put juce to the coil and the points in the dist. open and shut closing the field causing spark. so i would say you need new points.
to get by you could clean them but usualy they wont last long after you clean them.
later paul

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a multiple misfire code can relate to a fuel problem check filter pump pressure let me know alan wrench

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#1 Look carefully at the CENTER of the hub cap. Gently pry the center cap off. The rest will be self explanatory.
Or
#2 Take one lug nut off . Sometimes there is an extra set of small lugs to hold the hub cap on.
I do apologize for the two choices. Just cannot remember which way the Cougar works.

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well if the installation was done by a professional shop, then they are responsible to repair any problems stemming from there techs mistake. But it sounds like a lot of wires got fried before the fuse blew. I hope this helps please rate this thank you

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put a blow dryer on the distributaor cap and spark plug wires. somehow moisture is getting under your cap. it should start almost immediatly after you start drying it with your blow dryer