1990 140 v4 low wot

hermazoid

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compression is good. previously #4 looked lean - no oil. Put in new plugs checked & gapped, spark plug #4 (that's the lowest from top to bottom) after 1 hour of hi speed on the water #4 looks brand new. Am i running on 3 cylinders? how an i safely check spark>
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wilde1j

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Re: 1990 140 v4 low wot

This is what you want.
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/p-7200-thexton-404.aspx

or you can make one ... Joe Reeves describes how to.

That engine requires a 7/16" gap for a spark test. Have the spark plugs removed in order to obtain the fastest cranking speed available.

(Spark Tester - Home Made)
(J. Reeves)

A spark tester can be made with a piece of 1x4 or 1x6, drive a few finishing nails through it, then bend the pointed ends at a right angle. You can then adjust the gap by simply twisting the nail(s). Solder a spark plug wire to one which you can connect to the spark plug boots, and a ground wire of some kind to the other to connect to the powerhead somewhere. Use small alligator clips on the other end of the wires to connect to ground and to the spark plug connector that exists inside of the rubber plug boot.

Using the above, one could easily build a spark tester whereas they could connect 2, 4, 6, or 8 cylinders all at one time. The ground nail being straight up, the others being bent, aimed at the ground nail. A typical 4 cylinder tester follows:


..........X1..........X2

.................X..(grd)

..........X3..........X4

Remote starter switch use:
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=183904
 
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