kicker motor not getting spark

[Orlando]

both plugs fire at the same time on this motor, so doesnt matter wich spark plug wire is top and bottom.i pulled flywheel, everything looks good, double checked all wiring. the coils are not adjustable. i've set top dead center and lined up the gaps in the magnets on the flywheel with the trigger coil, tried again, still running reversed. so i started playing with the timing plate adjustment, tried it at full advance and full retard and about 6 places in between and still tries to kick the motor backwards. so im thinking its the trigger coil shorting out internally, the resistance test on it shows the resistance at 57 specs say between 30-45. is there any old school, not in a manual, test or solution for the trigger. cant find anywhere that sells them, and nervous about making one myself and hooking it to a 200 dollar cd box.