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Bob Santee
Member
Username: jake2250
Post Number: 14
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 - 09:05 pm: | 
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Replaced switch box in January, Ran good until last week. Then, I lost power again in cylinder 2, Checked with timing light and no spark to #2.? Nay Ideas?
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Graham Lamb
Senior Member
Username: galamb
Post Number: 3172
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 - 10:18 pm: |
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Did you try swapping coils? |
'Bandit
Advanced Member
Username: timebandit
Post Number: 325
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 12:08 am: |
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Did you check out the stator and coil? Bad stators will kill those boxes. |
Bob Santee
Member
Username: jake2250
Post Number: 15
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 01:04 am: |
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Graham, I installed two new coils before I found out the switch box was bad. I did new plugs, wires, coils and new coil ground wires, ran a test and found that the switch box was not providing enough power to # coil. New Switch box and it ran great.
Now I am back to square one again, No power to # 2 cylinder. I noticed the loss in power after running at 3/4 throttle and then backing off sharply to stop at a fishing spot, the motor made a loud beep as if the low oil alarm went off ( no oil alarm on this motor)then I noticed I had major loss of power. Shut it down then could not re start.
Checked wires with timing light, # 1 good, # 2 nothing, swapped wires, same. so wires are good. |
JB
Advanced Member
Username: beckerjs
Post Number: 962
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 09:10 am: |
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pull the plug just in case, look for metel or water(steam cleaned) |
Graham Lamb
Senior Member
Username: galamb
Post Number: 3178
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 10:06 am: |
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Bob, take JB's advice, but it is sounding like you might have a stator throwing wild voltage which in turn is cooking your switchbox.
Only sure way to tell is test with a DVA equipped meter (or DVA adapter on regular voltage meter)... |
Bob Santee
Member
Username: jake2250
Post Number: 16
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 02:17 pm: |
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Update, Took boat to local shop, they tested the stator and trigger, good, ordered another switch box, this time I will purchase OEM, not aftermarket.
Will update when I install. |
