1987 16ft phantom 23l no spark

[jodyhutch]

I have 12v to the wires to the

I have 12v to the wires to the coil.Around 9v when cranking engine.Do not get spark from coil to dist.tried a new coil and 2 others with no luck.Any suggestion would be helpful.

 

[hystat]

"take a piece of emery cloth a

"take a piece of emery cloth and fold it - run it between the points a few times- even if that fixes it for now, change the points"

 

[jodyhutch]

Will this keep the dist. getti

Will this keep the dist. getting spark from the coil?

 

[jodyhutch]

i meant to say i am getting n

i meant to say i am getting no spark out of the coil.Could i be getting to much starter draw?

 

[jodyhutch]

The engine turns over easy.Doe

The engine turns over easy.Does not seem to have any drag when cranking it over.

 

[jodyhutch]

Hy Stat
Do you have any othe

Hy Stat
Do you have any other suggestions?

 

[boatin_bob]

"Did you check the points as H

"Did you check the points as Hy Stat suggested, if they don't open and close with a good connection the coil can never create a spark."

 

[jodyhutch]

"just tried cleaning points,st

"just tried cleaning points,still no fire?"

 

[jodyhutch]

Could somebody tell me what th

Could somebody tell me what the points are to be set at.My father inlaw put new points in but boat has been sitting.would going to electronic dist. be better?

 

[plumcrazy]

Jody a matchbook should slip b

Jody a matchbook should slip between the points when open...about .06

A better option would to find a drop in electronic module such as Pertronix that fits under the cap and uses optics to replace the points.

Wayne S

 

[boatin_bob]

The point gap for that engine

The point gap for that engine should be .018 and the dwell should be between 34-38 deg (if you have a dwell meter).

The only problem with going to electronic ignition is that it messes with your ESA module which will cause hard shifting. There is a home made fix available to build yourself buying parts at Radio Shack and the diagram is on the Pertronix website or you need to buy a new ESA module from CDI/Rapair that will work with the Pertronix. If it were me I would get the dist/points working and worry about the electronic later.

Was the condenser replaced with the points? Also need to make sure it was the right points and that somehow they are not being grounded out in the dist.