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My, my, how things have changed. I believe I gave $7 for mine.

I have tried with an inductive timing light, or tach, to illustrate the reverse polarity of one bank of the engine with limited success. The waste spark system has a complete ignition path through both cables on each coil. Try reversing the polarity of the timing light clamp on the front plugs and see if it fires.

89Red.......That is odd/borderline impossible to not see a spark on the front bank, but spark on the rear.....and you said the cylinders were firing on all 6. Maybe just the way the light was hooked up, or the light getting a short in it? Speak of random miss, you might find this interesting: While crawling under my Reatta and checking for any issues I noticed a rubber line had come disconnected from a metal line. It had aged over the years, developed a crack, and then the end 1" piece broke off. Right beside it are the fuel lines, so I was thinking it was the emmissions one. I added a small section, then reconnected it to the metal line. I then checked the shop manual, and it did show that this line goes to that carbon cannister near the engine, and it traps fuel vapors and sends them back to the engine to be burned. There was a note in the book that said if the vapor line was broken/loose, then it could cause the engine to idle poorly. I believe my engine was idling a bit on the high side, so am curious to see if reinstallation of that vapor line will help anything. Anyone else ever have a vapor line broken or fallen off????

I believe the studs you are after can be found in the hardware department of Home Depot or in a "Fix it" revolving display at AutoZone or Advance.

There's a number of those on E bay starting at about $25.00 delivered.