nissan coil in a mazda?

[Boggin]

i got a 1993 mazda b2600i shes pre-ranger years, i think she has a coil gone so my buddy has one for his old nissan, i was wondering if you think they would work?
thanks

 

[Loanranger]

It should work if they are both internal or external resistor coils. If one is internal and the other is external, it won't work.

I've got a Datsun coil running a dodge 318.

 

[Boggin]

well i got the old one off but the plug ins are different sizes, so would i be able to cut the wires on the plug in and switch them around?

 

[BlackBII]

Should work. Green to Green and Red to Red.

 

[Boggin]

green to red and red to green? ok

 

[BlackBII]

green to red and red to green? ok

Yup.

Wait, no!

 

[Boggin]

i just went out and looked and on the nissan coil there is 4 wires and the mazda got 2, wtf

 

[85DANGERanger]

i tried a 81' chevy 350 coil on a 79' ford 351m and it BARELY worked. once in a great while it would start.

 

[BlackBII]

Where do the wires go to and from? How many on each side? etc