Kyle Nielsen
New member
I tried a search and found some answers but I'd like to get input based off of my question. So, this is my dads boat and it has been sitting for..maybe 7 or 8 years? Oil and gas were replaced when I took it out of storage and the battery and plugs were replaced before it was stored. Before it was stored it ran great. it is the Ford 351 engine
Now, Everything cranks, getting 12V at the starter all the way to the reastat(?) from there, the voltage drops to about 6V going up into and out of the coil but seems to disappear when it gets to the distributor. I pulled the plugs and saw no spark.
First, is the voltage supposed to drop like that from 12 to 6v?
Second, looks like the points are not entirely good. I did file them so shouldn't i be expecting something to happen? everything else in the distributor is new..well..new when it was stored.
Any help is appreciated,
Thank you
Now, Everything cranks, getting 12V at the starter all the way to the reastat(?) from there, the voltage drops to about 6V going up into and out of the coil but seems to disappear when it gets to the distributor. I pulled the plugs and saw no spark.
First, is the voltage supposed to drop like that from 12 to 6v?
Second, looks like the points are not entirely good. I did file them so shouldn't i be expecting something to happen? everything else in the distributor is new..well..new when it was stored.
Any help is appreciated,
Thank you