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The following actions were taken in order of time needed to perform them…
Verified that the plug wire was transferring energy to the #1 plug by removing (from the spark plug, not the distributor) it and holding it close to the engine block. The presence of a spark at regular intervals demonstrated that the wire was acceptable. Also the ignitor and distributor were OK because the other 5 cylinders were firing normally. After changing the #1 spark plug, the symptom remained. This verifies the presence of a spark in the cylinder.
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