still wont start

88 Dominique still wont start. I have been off site for awhile but have tried everything. Replaced the starter, plugs, points, condenser, battery, cap and rotar. I have even swapped the exhaust manifolds as we were getting water on the back two plugs. Nothing but a few near starts. Every one of my boating buddies with varying degrees of machanical ability are stumped. What are we missing? Anything would be appreciated. Thx. Brett

Take her down to Joe's

3 hours is a minimal investment to get a boat running again.

JoeinNY wrote: Does it have compression?   Does it have spark? Does it have fuel? Is the new starter spinning the engine in the proper direction? Is the firing order correct?   Is the timing correct?

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Where did you get the starter? I have a funny feeling!! Did it run before you started throwing all the parts at it?

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Here's a link to round one of this issue back in June.

After reading it again and reading this latest thread, I can't seem to find answers to questions like

What is the firing order you're verifying?

When was the starter replaced and does the engine rotate the right way now

What made it appear that the engine was flooding?

Probably a few others too, but you should get the point

People can only try to help so much and it would be a lot easier to do that if you answer the questions that they're asking.

Right now, a 3 hour tour down to see Joe sounds like a bargain to me.

If he is getting compression, it's turning right way.

Sounds like weak spark. Maybe dizzy isn't getting a good ground.

Now that's funny!!! But now we know for sure

SNobsessed wrote: & I thought I was obsessed . . . Thanks for the research.

Anytime, it was fun except for the coil wire getting left off and my wife casually saying "what's that wire hanging there?"

Got any more research I could do?

Haven't seen any more from Brett on here

He did mention replacing manifolds because of some water in the back 2 cylinders which I think lends some credence to the wrong rotation starter idea since the exhaust side of things is now the intake if it's turning backwards..

Don't really know the chronological order of things though. Somewhere along the way he mentioned that it started momentarily though which would never happen rotating backwards.

Brent, if you're out there, pop the distributor cap and see which direction the rotor is turning when you try to start it

The rotor should be turning counterclockwise.

Don't forget to thank SNobsessed for getting me curious enough to do the little test. It's CCF so it's a team effort.

I think I just thanked him for ya

Check that rotor rotation and that will let you know if the starter is the right one and It'll take that right out of the equation or you'll have found the problem if it's going in the wrong direction.

KenO

Well dont i feel like an ass. Finally got into the boat and lo and behold, the rotor is turning clockwise. Got the wrong starter in there. Luckily I had the original rebuild and am running to grab it this morning. Wasted some time and money, but glad that you all are her to help. Thanks to all CCF members for the great advice and encouragement. Will report later today with the results. Hopefully i will get to go boating this sumer after all. Regards Brett.

Brett,
How did you end up getting the wrong starter from the marina in Seattle when you're in NY? Internet? Getting the wrong rotation is typical when shopping Autozone!

Great you got it running.