I have a 2004 Sportsman 600 that I'm trouble shooting a crank no start condition.
I am trying to test the ignition coil primary and secondary coils.
I happen to have an identical quad that is running so I am testing both coils (each quad) the same.
I disconnected the connection from the CDI to the Coil (2 way connector)
I disconnected both plug wires from the spark plugs but left the caps attached
I'm measuring the primary from the Black to White wires
I'm measuring the secondary from one spark plug cap to the other spark plug cap
I'm getting the following readings:
Quad that cranks no spark:
Primary: 0.5 ohms
Secondary:14 K ohms (14,000 ohms)
Quad that runs great:
Primary: 0.5 ohms
Secondary: 8 M ohms (8,000,000 ohms)

This didn't sound reasonable to me since the factory specs are 15K ohms for the secondary. I used a different voltmeter and took several more readings and still got 8 M ohms. Am I measuring this correct? Thoughts/Comments?