wellcraftnova230
Contributing Member
"Hello All,
So two years ago
"Hello All,
So two years ago I decided to upgrade my boat with a Petronix Ignitior II ignition system and a Flame Thrower II coil. The engine ended up being very hard to start and it would stall nearly every time i pulled it out of gear (I have an alpha drive). I took off the flame thrower coil and replaced with new stock coil. Now it only stalls periodically when coming out of gear and is hard starting when cold. I have had the carb rebuild and have adjusted the idle screws too many times, I think it is about as perfect as it can be. The cap was only 2 years old and the terminals were already burnt up as if it was 5 years old. Does anyone think possibly opening the gap on the plugs from 0.035 to 0.045 will solve my issue? I also need to fart with my choke too but I have tried manually closing/opening it and the engine still seems a little hard to start. Shift cable was replaced 2 years ago. I am thinking about switching back to points to see if that will help at all. Please advise, thank you"
So two years ago
"Hello All,
So two years ago I decided to upgrade my boat with a Petronix Ignitior II ignition system and a Flame Thrower II coil. The engine ended up being very hard to start and it would stall nearly every time i pulled it out of gear (I have an alpha drive). I took off the flame thrower coil and replaced with new stock coil. Now it only stalls periodically when coming out of gear and is hard starting when cold. I have had the carb rebuild and have adjusted the idle screws too many times, I think it is about as perfect as it can be. The cap was only 2 years old and the terminals were already burnt up as if it was 5 years old. Does anyone think possibly opening the gap on the plugs from 0.035 to 0.045 will solve my issue? I also need to fart with my choke too but I have tried manually closing/opening it and the engine still seems a little hard to start. Shift cable was replaced 2 years ago. I am thinking about switching back to points to see if that will help at all. Please advise, thank you"