"I have a Sea King (Chrysl
"I have a Sea King (Chrysler) 15 hp, mod. VWB 52119E, ser. 48X 31905. It starts fine, runs well at high RPM, but won't idle at all. I rebuilt the carb, and it seems to be working fine. The top cylinder is the culprit, as it will start every time with just the bottom plug wire connected, but only occassionally with just the top one connected. At higher RMPs, I can disconnect the top wire without any change, but disconnecting the bottom wire shuts it down. I checked the coil for that cylinder, and it reads about 8k ohms, which I understand is fine. The points look ok, and I can't see any knicks or gouges in any of the wiring. So, do I have a bad coil? What else can I check? Thanks for any help you can offer."
"I have a Sea King (Chrysler) 15 hp, mod. VWB 52119E, ser. 48X 31905. It starts fine, runs well at high RPM, but won't idle at all. I rebuilt the carb, and it seems to be working fine. The top cylinder is the culprit, as it will start every time with just the bottom plug wire connected, but only occassionally with just the top one connected. At higher RMPs, I can disconnect the top wire without any change, but disconnecting the bottom wire shuts it down. I checked the coil for that cylinder, and it reads about 8k ohms, which I understand is fine. The points look ok, and I can't see any knicks or gouges in any of the wiring. So, do I have a bad coil? What else can I check? Thanks for any help you can offer."