just check for spark! If your alone u can do this:
TAKE out the sparkplug, or plug any ok sparkplug into it, right into the wires, leave it hanging somewhere, dont plug it into motor.
Put a small peice of paper towel or something flamable but small between sparkplug points, nothing too fat.
Start the car and then come look at it, if its burned u have spark, if not u dont have crank it only once if u can.
If u dont u need new spark plug wires
That spring is ok but inside theres also like a small tubelike clip, which slides around sparkplug, and that spring connects to the very end. Or maybe rather that TUBELIKE clip is Welded to the spring! yeah i remmeber now! I think its like that
Ive never replaced this on my car but every rebuild people USUALY replace wires and distributor cap anyway.
I would order them online, its cheaper. Autozone might have em not too expensive also, but instant, they have a large supply of different wires, and u only need 4
Hope that helps
