Hi Allen,

Try the link below if you wish to learn in a fun way, how to program
the 16F(C)84.

If you can display a gif file I can send you a schematic, which shows
one way to connect a car coil to a PIC input.

Regards

Tony

PicNPoke Multimedia 16F84 Beginners PIC Tools.

PicNPoke - PicNPlay - PicNPlan - PicNPrep - PicNPost
Plus DT type saver.
New addition - PicNPort I/O Tutor.

http://www.dontronics.com/picnpoke.html