What Am I Missing?

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

Well, the timing belt is back on, all belts are in place, and 
everything but the front bumper is re-installed.  But my 1990 200 
will not start.

Checked the timing marks on crank pulley and cam gear - they line up 
correctly, and the distributor rotor is pointed at #1 plug wire when 
both timing marks are lined up.

So I pulled the #1 spark plug wire loose at the distributor cap and 
watched as my wife cranked: NO spark.

While I was working on the car, I did pop the distributor cap loose, 
and pulled the #1 plug wire out of the cap (to mark its position) and 
pulled the coil wire out, at the coil.

Is there something I don't know about those wires?  With no spark, 
I'm wondering if I did something to the coil wire.

Any ideas, friends??



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