Does not start in wet weather

Tiny
MYEH299
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  • 1995 MAZDA PROTEGE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 127,000 MILES
I have a 95 Mazda Protege which has an coil interated distributor. I cannot start the car when the weather is wet (the snow is melting). I tested with spark test pen and found no spark at all. I tried to test the resistence of coil from A and C terminal, found almost infinite resistence in primary coil test, and infinite resistence in secondary coil test. The input power is 12.5 volt with no problem. When the weather dried out next day. It started right away. I check the primary and secondary coil test again. Got the same infinite resistence again. What should I do next.
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 AT 8:12 PM

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Tiny
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I have changed the battery, spark plugs, rotor.
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Saturday, January 1st, 2011 AT 8:15 PM
Tiny
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No readings at all on the coil's primary and secondary windings-sounds like the coil is defective, the fix here is to replace the distributor assy.

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Saturday, January 1st, 2011 AT 8:26 PM

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