Why would someone run a wire between the leading and trailing coils?

 

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Based on the video, it looks like someone has jumpered the test connector on the leading coil to the test connector on the trailing coil. Why? No freaking idea. Doing so won't result in anything.

 

to get the tach to work when a trailing coil has failed?

 

you are right.. i disconnected the wire and the Tach stop working.

 

Well, that's creative.

 

it's actually a pretty old trick, one i personally don't condone. if you lose the leading coil you're dead in the water.

 

So I changed the trailing coils and tach still not working.
have dig further into this.

 

Verify you are getting spark at the trailing coils.
If not, check the tan wires at the connector for 12V when the key is on IGN.
If you have access to a scope, you can scope the signal wires (uh, white and pink? doing this from memory) to make sure the ECU is sending a signal.