IIRC, one wire comes from ignition side of circuit into coil, and the other wire comming from the coil goes to distributor.
Ive got a 2.5 petrol, i'll have a look tommorow for you.
Have you had the dizzy cap off?
For the limited amount of bad weather we get, maybe these would be better;
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