Engine will NOT start

[ericcarr2000]

OK, I just recently finished up on installing my newly remanufactured engine in her, its a 3.7 mercruiser, yeah yeah, i know....anywho, shes all hooked up, turns over fine, I have 12 volts at the coil, and the distributor, however im not getting any spark at all. Not sure if i missed any thing while hooking her up or not, but...HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bondo]

Re: Engine will NOT start

I have 12 volts at the coil, and the distributor, however im not getting any spark at all.

Ayuh,... How about at the Points,..??

My guess is, the distributer ain't grounded, or the points aren't closing...

 

[ericcarr2000]

Re: Engine will NOT start

I have a black wire going from the negative side of the coil to the distributor housing, which attaches to the condensor. One more thing, after I get her started, im going to switch over to the new mallory unilite distributor.
How do I check for volts at the points?

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Engine will NOT start

Take the cap off.Use a test light and turn the motor over and see if the continuity is there.
A new condenser and points can be bad out of the box.J

 

[ericcarr2000]

Re: Engine will NOT start

Ok, now when I perform the test, i get 12 volts at the battery, but when i check it at the coil, its 6.6 volts and at the negative lead, its 0.034 volts. Think I might have a bad ground or a short somewhere?

 

[billy4hp]

Re: Engine will NOT start

Ok, now when I perform the test, i get 12 volts at the battery, but when i check it at the coil, its 6.6 volts and at the negative lead, its 0.034 volts. Think I might have a bad ground or a short somewhere?

I would suggest going to the Adults Only sticky at the top of this forum and read 16. , 17. and 18.

Link to Adults Only section...

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=288430

Good luck...

 

[ericcarr2000]

Re: Engine will NOT start

Ok, I finally figured out the problem, all along it was the distributor grounding itself out, had too many grounds hooked up...