barbwire44
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- Jun 25, 2007
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ok this is a 1973 85 v-4, last year I lost all spark, I got on here and was told pretty good chance it was the powerpack, (it only has 1 on this model). That was correct, new powerpack and it was back on the water, well the motor hasnt run 20 hours since then and at full throttle last week it died, no spark on all 4 cylinders again...... I'm thinkin must be powerpack, but why did it go out again so soon. I called the local marina, they said well maybe the coils are old, the recifier may not be working right and these things could over work or be hard on the powerpack, so I replaced the powerpack, all 4 coils,(the coils were cracked and old) and I had an old rectifier in my parts box and replaced it also. Well still no spark????? One other odd thing I noticed last night was,as soon as you turn the key to the ON position, not the start, the choke solenoid activates, and stays activated (the choke is on). I know it didn't do this before it lost spark,??? is this the sign of something shorting out..... I checked the voltage on the wiring bar where the two wires from the choke solenoid go, and there is 6 volts on those two wires as soon as the key is on????? when you hit the choke button there is 12 volts??? thanks guys any help appreciated, I just don't know what to do next, I have a manual, and it said to also disconnect the #6 wire at the powerpack to rule out the ignition switch, well I tried that when I first lost spark and it did not do anything.
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