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scortoncreekfisher

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I recently put an electronic ignition into my distributor to the best of my ability and now i have no spark. is there a way to check to see if i blew it with a volt/ohm meter. it has two wires a red and black. I also upgraded the starter and after i hook it up and turn the power on, it cranks without touching the ignition. i have to kill power. i feel like much wasted effort going on now.. i will attempt a few ideas before i drop it off at a boat yard and get raped
 
Hi,

Not sure which electronic ignition kit you installed, but if it is a Pertronix 2842 the installation is pretty straightforward. Basically, you remove the points and condenser, then connect the red ignitor wire to the + of the coil, the black to the - of the coil and off you go. Look at this drawing, then wire your system as per the middle sketch (the one without ballast resistor). Make sure you are using a 3 ohm coil.

http://www.pertronix.com/support/manuals/pdf/ignitor12vneg.pdf

Also, watch this video. This distributor is a bit different than yours, but it is a Bosch and the process is pretty much the same as in yours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYZBE6QclQ

Regarding the starter, have you connected the red/yellow wire to the correct prong of the starter's solenoid?
 
Yea, its the accu-spark from england with the Lucas gold 3 ohm coil. is there a way to make sure that it is good? there is a possibility it is shot? should it read some sort of resistant when volt meter is set to ohms? as far as starter... i should check the key ignition, make sure that that is working?
 
I assume you ahve already checked this, but Accu-Spark has a set of instructions at its web site

http://www.accuspark.co.uk/fitting_guide.html

as well as a troubleshooting guide

http://www.accuspark.co.uk/troubleshooting.html

However, I think your two problems are unrelated. Have you verified that the big cable going to the starter from the main switch is not touching somehow the solenoid red/yellow wire? Also, have you done something to the wires on the starting relay or to the relay itself (located close to the ignition coil)? If the relay contacts are closed or shorted or say the relay is full of water and the contacts are conducting, the starter will turn the moment you turn on the main switch.
 
The pick-up is nothing but an electronic switch, it closes when a cobalt magnet passes in front of it (Hall effect). It's either an open or a closed circuit so it either conducts or does not conduct current depending on its state.

Have you followed the troubleshooting chart in the link I provided?
 
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I am going to return the accu-spark back to england and have them test it or replace it since i dont know if it is working (then i will sell it through here) .In the meantime i purchased the pertronix 2842 unit through advance auto parts( i dont want to wait for accu spark to ship the other unit back) for $75, plus there was a $20 off coupon (big20), so.. with shipping it came to $68 which is very reasonable. Iif you were to need more auto parts there is free shipping over $75... great values. I still have fix the starter issue even though it seems like an easy fix.... so i will go back at it on friday
 
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Looks good, but try this. Disconnect the yellow/red, then turn the main switch on. If the starter turns, then one of the large wires in the main post is touching the other large post.

If the starter does not attemp to turn, check voltage between the red/yellow and ground. If you get 12V, either the starting relay is shorted or you connected the wires to the wrong prongs in the relay.

This may help, the wiring should be identical in yours.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=428519
 
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