brains06
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- Jul 23, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 78 Sundancer 260, Humminbird GPS 528i
- Engines
- 350 Mercruiser with Pre-Alpha outdrive
so was a solution to the problem found?
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Have you taken the top off the carb. It is possible that you have a small amount of water or dirt in the bowl. when you try to get her up on a plane, the angle of the boat changes and the crap pools to the back of the bowl. pop the screws off and look. 10 minute job and you will know right away! seen it more than once!
Phil
Alot of talk about the coil. It is one of the easiest thing to check. get a couple of feet of wire. Attach one end to the negative terminal of the coil. disconnect the coil wire from the top of the distributor cap. turn the ignition to on. hold the coil wire about 1/4 inch away from your carb stud or any other good ground. then momentarily touch the wire you connected at the coil to a good ground or the neg on the battery. you should see a healthy spark. this trick is more helpful at diagnosing a bad wire in the distributor. that is often the reason people often replace a perfectly good coil.
pretty good trick some might find useful
I had a 1974 Dodge Challenger. I was working with the coil. Had the coil wire in my right hand and a wrench in my left hand resting close to the fender. The coil hit me via a bad wire in my right hand and knocked the wrench out of my left hand. They can pack quite a punch. I was about 18 at the time.
Ok. I'm new at this. You want me to climb into the bilge and produce a high intensity spark on the carb? Ok, I understand. I'll be right back.
... Turned out to be water in the carbs.